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# Cleanup unused container images

> Cleans up unused container images in the workspace registry. Only removes images that are not currently referenced by any active agent, function, sandbox, or job deployment.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/controlplane.yml delete /images
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Blaxel Control Plane
  version: 0.0.1
servers:
  - description: Blaxel Control Plane
    url: https://api.blaxel.ai/v0
  - description: Blaxel Inference
    url: https://run.blaxel.ai
security:
  - OAuth2:
      - admin
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /images:
    delete:
      tags:
        - images
      summary: Cleanup unused container images
      description: >-
        Cleans up unused container images in the workspace registry. Only
        removes images that are not currently referenced by any active agent,
        function, sandbox, or job deployment.
      operationId: CleanupImages
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties:
                  deleted:
                    description: Number of images deleted
                    type: integer
                  message:
                    description: Result message
                    type: string
                type: object
          description: successful operation
      security:
        - OAuth2:
            - images:delete
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      description: OAuth2 authentication with JWT tokens
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: /oauth/authorize
          scopes:
            admin: Administrative access
            agents:create: Create agents
            agents:delete: Delete agents
            agents:get: Get agent details
            agents:list: List agents
            agents:update: Update agents
            apiKey:list: List API keys
            apiKey:write: Create and delete API keys
            configurations:list: List configurations
            customdomains:create: Create custom domains
            customdomains:delete: Delete custom domains
            customdomains:get: Get custom domain details
            customdomains:list: List custom domains
            customdomains:update: Update custom domains
            functions:create: Create functions
            functions:delete: Delete functions
            functions:get: Get function details
            functions:list: List functions
            functions:update: Update functions
            integrations:create: Create integrations
            integrations:list: List integrations
            invitations:list: List invitations
            jobs:create: Create jobs
            jobs:delete: Delete jobs
            jobs:get: Get job details
            jobs:list: List jobs
            jobs:update: Update jobs
            locations:list: List locations
            mcphub:list: List MCP hub resources
            models:create: Create models
            models:delete: Delete models
            models:get: Get model details
            models:list: List models
            models:update: Update models
            policies:create: Create policies
            policies:delete: Delete policies
            policies:get: Get policy details
            policies:list: List policies
            policies:update: Update policies
            sandboxes:control: Control sandbox operations
            sandboxes:create: Create sandboxes
            sandboxes:delete: Delete sandboxes
            sandboxes:get: Get sandbox details
            sandboxes:list: List sandboxes
            sandboxes:update: Update sandboxes
            sandboxhub:list: List sandbox hub resources
            templates:get: Get template details
            templates:list: List templates
            volumeTemplates:create: Create volume templates
            volumeTemplates:delete: Delete volume templates
            volumeTemplates:get: Get volume template details
            volumeTemplates:list: List volume templates
            volumeTemplates:upsert: Create or update volume templates
            volumes:create: Create volumes
            volumes:delete: Delete volumes
            volumes:get: Get volume details
            volumes:list: List volumes
            workspaces:accept: Accept workspace invitation
            workspaces:create: Create workspaces
            workspaces:decline: Decline workspace invitation
            workspaces:delete: Delete workspaces
            workspaces:get: Get workspace details
            workspaces:invite: Invite users to workspace
            workspaces:leave: Leave workspace
            workspaces:list: List workspaces
            workspaces:remove: Remove users from workspace
            workspaces:update: Update workspaces
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
        clientCredentials:
          scopes:
            admin: Administrative access
            agents:create: Create agents
            agents:delete: Delete agents
            agents:get: Get agent details
            agents:list: List agents
            agents:update: Update agents
            apiKey:list: List API keys
            apiKey:write: Create and delete API keys
            configurations:list: List configurations
            customdomains:create: Create custom domains
            customdomains:delete: Delete custom domains
            customdomains:get: Get custom domain details
            customdomains:list: List custom domains
            customdomains:update: Update custom domains
            functions:create: Create functions
            functions:delete: Delete functions
            functions:get: Get function details
            functions:list: List functions
            functions:update: Update functions
            integrations:create: Create integrations
            integrations:list: List integrations
            invitations:list: List invitations
            jobs:create: Create jobs
            jobs:delete: Delete jobs
            jobs:get: Get job details
            jobs:list: List jobs
            jobs:update: Update jobs
            locations:list: List locations
            mcphub:list: List MCP hub resources
            models:create: Create models
            models:delete: Delete models
            models:get: Get model details
            models:list: List models
            models:update: Update models
            policies:create: Create policies
            policies:delete: Delete policies
            policies:get: Get policy details
            policies:list: List policies
            policies:update: Update policies
            sandboxes:control: Control sandbox operations
            sandboxes:create: Create sandboxes
            sandboxes:delete: Delete sandboxes
            sandboxes:get: Get sandbox details
            sandboxes:list: List sandboxes
            sandboxes:update: Update sandboxes
            sandboxhub:list: List sandbox hub resources
            templates:get: Get template details
            templates:list: List templates
            volumeTemplates:create: Create volume templates
            volumeTemplates:delete: Delete volume templates
            volumeTemplates:get: Get volume template details
            volumeTemplates:list: List volume templates
            volumeTemplates:upsert: Create or update volume templates
            volumes:create: Create volumes
            volumes:delete: Delete volumes
            volumes:get: Get volume details
            volumes:list: List volumes
            workspaces:accept: Accept workspace invitation
            workspaces:create: Create workspaces
            workspaces:decline: Decline workspace invitation
            workspaces:delete: Delete workspaces
            workspaces:get: Get workspace details
            workspaces:invite: Invite users to workspace
            workspaces:leave: Leave workspace
            workspaces:list: List workspaces
            workspaces:remove: Remove users from workspace
            workspaces:update: Update workspaces
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
      type: oauth2
    ApiKeyAuth:
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: Long-lived API key for programmatic access
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

````