Removing workflow artifacts

Deleting an artifact

Write access to the repository is required to perform these steps.

By default, GitHub stores build logs and artifacts for 90 days, and this retention period can be customized. For more information, see " Usage limits, billing, and administration ."

1. On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository.

2. Under your repository name, click Actions .

   

3. In the left sidebar, click the workflow you want to see.

   

4. From the list of workflow runs, click the name of the run to see the workflow run summary.

5. Under Artifacts , click next to the artifact you want to remove.

   

Setting the retention period for an artifact

Retention periods for artifacts and logs can be configured at the repository, organization, and enterprise level. For more information, see " Usage limits, billing, and administration ."

You can also define a custom retention period for individual artifacts using the actions/upload-artifact action in a workflow. For more information, see " Storing workflow data as artifacts ."

Finding the expiration date of an artifact

You can use the API to confirm the date that an artifact is scheduled to be deleted. For more information, see the expires_at value returned by the REST API. For more information, see " REST API endpoints for GitHub Actions artifacts ."