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gh-cache-delete - Delete GitHub Actions caches

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS  EXIT CODES  EXAMPLE  SEE ALSO 

NAME

gh-cache-delete - Delete GitHub Actions caches

SYNOPSIS

gh cache delete [<cache-id> | <cache-key> | --all] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Delete GitHub Actions caches.

Deletion requires authorization with the repo scope.

OPTIONS

-a, --all

Delete all caches

-r, --ref <string>

Delete by cache key and ref, formatted as refs/heads/ or refs/pull//merge

--succeed-on-no-caches <--all>

Return exit code 0 if no caches found. Must be used in conjunction with --all

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>

Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

EXIT CODES

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command’s help for more information.

EXAMPLE

# Delete a cache by id
$ gh cache delete 1234

# Delete a cache by key
$ gh cache delete cache-key

# Delete a cache by id in a specific repo
$ gh cache delete 1234 --repo cli/cli

# Delete a cache by key and branch ref
$ gh cache delete cache-key --ref refs/heads/feature-branch

# Delete a cache by key and PR ref
$ gh cache delete cache-key --ref refs/pull/<PR-number>/merge

# Delete all caches (exit code 1 on no caches)
$ gh cache delete --all

# Delete all caches (exit code 0 on no caches)
$ gh cache delete --all --succeed-on-no-caches

SEE ALSO

gh-cache(1)


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se