Deleting an Artifact in Artifact Registry

Delete artifacts from an Artifact Registry repository.

In a repository's detail page:

Deleted artifacts remain in the Artifacts section with a Deleted state.
You can filter for all artifacts with a Deleted state.

Immutable Artifacts

You can't replace an immutable artifact:

When you upload an artifact to an immutable repository, you're not allowed to assign it a deleted artifact's name.

Mutable Artifacts

You can replace a mutable artifact:

You can upload an artifact to a mutable repository, assigning it a deleted artifact's name.
If an artifact with the same name exists, the new artifact deletes and replaces the old one.

1. Open the navigation menu and click Developer Services. Under Containers & Artifacts, click Artifact Registry.
2. Under List scope, choose the compartment that contains the artifacts.
3. Click the repository that contains the artifacts.
4. Under Artifacts, find the artifact that you want to delete.
5. Click the Actions menu for the artifact and then click Delete.
6. In the Delete artifact dialog, confirm that you are deleting the correct artifact, and then click Delete.
  
  Under Artifacts,, the artifact state changes to Deleted.
To delete an artifact, use the artifacts generic artifact resource, referenced in Artifact Registry CLI.

Get all the commands for artifacts generic artifact:
Command
```
oci artifacts generic artifact -h
```
Use one of following commands to download an artifact to update an artifact:
- delete
- delete-by-path
Provide the Artifact OCID
Delete an artifact from a repository by providing the artifact OCID in the OCI CLI.

Get help for the delete command:

Command
oci artifacts generic artifact delete -h

Find the options to provide for the delete command:

--artifact-id

Delete an artifact by providing its OCID:

Command
oci artifacts generic artifact delete --artifact-id <artifact-OCID>

Example:

Command
oci artifacts repository delete --artifact-id ocid1.genericartifact.oc1..xxx...
Provide the Repository OCID, Artifact Path, and Version
Delete an artifact from a repository by providing the repository OCID, and the artifact path and version, in the OCI CLI.

Get help for the delete-by-path command:

Command
oci artifacts generic artifact delete-by-path -h

Find the options to provide for the delete-by-path command:

--repository-id

--artifact-path

--artifact-version

Delete an artifact by providing its repository, path, and version:

Command
oci artifacts generic artifact delete-by-path --repository-id <repository-OCID> --artifact-path <path-defined-for-artifact-in-repo> --artifact-version <version-defined-for-artifact-in-repo>

Example:

Command
oci artifacts generic artifact delete-by-path --repository-id ocid1.artifactrepository.oc1..xxx... --artifact-path project01/my-web-app/artifact-abc --artifact-version 1.0.0
You can delete an artifact in two ways:
- Provide the artifact OCID in DeleteGenericArtifact.
- Provide the repository OCID, artifact path, and version in DeleteGenericArtifactByPath.

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Deleting an Artifact in Artifact Registry