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Deleting and restoring a package

In this article

Learn how to delete or restore a package.

Package deletion and restoration support on GitHub

On GitHub if you have the required access, you can delete:

  • an entire private package
  • an entire public package, if there's not more than 5000 downloads of any version of the package
  • a specific version of a private package
  • a specific version of a public package, if the package version doesn't have more than 5,000 downloads

Note:

  • You cannot delete a public package if any version of the package has more than 5,000 downloads. In this scenario, contact us through the GitHub Support portal for further assistance.
  • When deleting public packages, be aware that you may break projects that depend on your package.

On GitHub, you can also restore an entire package or package version, if:

  • You restore the package within 30 days of its deletion.
  • The same package namespace is still available and not used for a new package.

Packages API support

For certain registries, you can use GraphQL to delete a version of a private package.

You cannot use the GitHub Packages GraphQL API with registries that support granular permissions. For the registries that only support repository-scoped permissions, and can be used with the GraphQL API, see "About permissions for GitHub Packages."

Required permissions to delete or restore a package

With registries that support granular permissions, you can choose to allow packages to be scoped to a user or an organization, or linked to a repository.