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You can delete a codespace in a variety of ways: in the terminal by using {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}, in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}, or in your web browser. Use the tabs in this article to display instructions for each of these ways of deleting a codespace.

There are costs associated with storing codespaces. You should therefore delete any codespaces you no longer need. For more information, see "About billing for GitHub Codespaces."

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Deleting a codespace

{% webui %}

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1. To the right of the codespace you want to delete, click {% octicon "kebab-horizontal" aria-label="The horizontal kebab icon" %}, then click {% octicon "trash" aria-label="The trash icon" %} Delete

   

{% endwebui %}

{% vscode %}

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{% endvscode %}

{% cli %}

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To delete a codespace use the gh codespace delete subcommand and then choose a codespace from the list that's displayed.

gh codespace delete

If you have unsaved changes, you'll be prompted to confirm deletion. You can use the --force flag to force deletion, avoiding this prompt.

For more information about this command, see the {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} manual.

{% endcli %}

Bulk deleting codespaces

{% webui %}

You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} to delete several or all of your codespaces with a single command. For more information, click the "{% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}" tab near the top of this page.

{% endwebui %}

{% vscode %}

You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} to delete several or all of your codespaces with a single command. For more information, click the "{% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}" tab near the top of this page.

{% endvscode %}

{% cli %}

You can delete several or all of your codespaces with a single command, using gh codespace delete followed by one of these flags:

--all - Delete all of your codespaces.

--repo REPOSITORY - Delete all of your codespaces for this repository. Or use together with the --days flag to filter by age of the codespace.

--days NUMBER - Delete all of your codespaces that are older than the specified number of days. Can be used together with the --repo flag.

By default you are prompted to confirm deletion of any codespaces that contain unsaved changes. You can use the --force flag to skip this confirmation.

Example

Delete all of the codespaces for the octo-org/octo-repo repository that you created more than 7 days ago.

gh codespace delete --repo octo-org/octo-repo --days 7

{% endcli %}

Deleting codespaces in your organization

As an organization owner, you can use {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} to delete any codespace in your organization.

{% webui %}

For more information, click the "{% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}" tab near the top of this page.

{% endwebui %}

{% vscode %}

For more information, click the "{% data variables.product.prodname_cli %}" tab near the top of this page.

{% endvscode %}

{% cli %}

1. Enter one of these commands to display a list of codespaces.

   • gh codespace delete --org ORGANIZATION - Lists the current codespaces in the specified organization.
   • gh codespace delete --org ORGANIZATION --user USER - Lists only those codespaces created by the specified user. You must be an owner of the specified organization.

2. In the list of codespaces, navigate to the codespace you want to delete.

3. To delete the selected codespace press Enter.

   If the codespace contains unsaved changes you will be prompted to confirm deletion.

{% endcli %}

You can also use the REST API to delete codespaces for your organization. For more information, see "Codespaces organizations."

Further reading

• "Codespaces lifecycle"
• "Configuring automatic deletion of your codespaces"