GH-CACHE-DELETE(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-CACHE-DELETE(1)

gh-cache-delete - Delete GitHub Actions caches

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

Delete GitHub Actions caches.

Deletion requires authorization with the repo scope.

Delete all caches
Delete by cache key and ref, formatted as refs/heads/ or refs/pull//merge
Return exit code 0 if no caches found. Must be used in conjunction with --all

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

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.

# 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

gh-cache(1)

Oct 2025