List and delete specific package versions from the GitHub Container Registry (GHCR) for an organization using the GitHub REST API

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Verified steps

  1. List all versions of a container package using GET https://api.github.com/orgs/<ORG>/packages/container/<PACKAGE_NAME>/versions with a token that has packages:read scope
  2. Parse the response array to identify version IDs by tag name, digest, or creation date — the version ID is the numeric id field in each version object
  3. Delete a specific version using DELETE https://api.github.com/orgs/<ORG>/packages/container/<PACKAGE_NAME>/versions/<VERSION_ID> with a token holding packages:delete and packages:read scopes
  4. For user-owned packages (not org), use the /user/packages/container/<PACKAGE_NAME>/versions endpoint pattern instead of /orgs/<ORG>/...
  5. Automate bulk untagged image cleanup in a GitHub Actions workflow by iterating the versions list, filtering for versions with an empty metadata.container.tags array, and deleting those version IDs

Known gotchas

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