> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.baseten.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Delete a sandbox image > Deletes a sandbox image and its tags. Deletes the image repository and all its tags. The API rejects deletion if an active deployment references any version. The response contains the deleted image. For a cURL procedure, see [Delete an image version or repository](/sandboxes/manage-images#delete-an-image-or-a-version). ## OpenAPI ````yaml delete /v1/sandboxes/images/{image_name} openapi: 3.1.0 info: description: REST API for management of Baseten resources title: Baseten management API version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://api.baseten.co security: - BearerAuth: [] paths: /v1/sandboxes/images/{image_name}: parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/SandboxImageName' delete: tags: - Images summary: Delete a sandbox image description: >- Delete the image repository and all its tags. Reject deletion if any version is referenced by an active deployment. Return the deleted image. operationId: DeleteImage parameters: - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TeamId' - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TeamIdHeader' responses: '200': description: Successful operation. content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxImageV1' examples: complete: $ref: '#/components/examples/ImageReady' '401': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError401' '403': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError403' '404': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError404' '409': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError409' '429': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError429' '500': $ref: '#/components/responses/SandboxError500' components: parameters: SandboxImageName: name: image_name in: path required: true description: Image repository name. schema: type: string minLength: 1 example: base-image TeamId: name: team_id in: query required: false description: >- Optional team ID. Must match X-Team-Id when both are supplied. If neither selector is supplied, defaults to the caller's only accessible team. Callers with multiple accessible teams must select a team. Requests without access to any team are forbidden. schema: minLength: 1 type: string TeamIdHeader: name: X-Team-Id in: header required: false description: >- Optional team ID. Must match the team_id query parameter when both are supplied. If neither selector is supplied, defaults to the caller's only accessible team. Callers with multiple accessible teams must select a team. Requests without access to any team are forbidden. schema: minLength: 1 type: string schemas: SandboxImageV1: description: >- Sandbox image repository. Get operations return a summary with an empty tags array. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxImageSummaryV1' - type: object properties: tags: type: array description: >- Empty for get summary responses. Use GET /sandboxes/images/{image_name}/tags to retrieve paginated image versions. items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxImageTagV1' example: [] required: - tags example: name: base-image status: BUILT created_at: '2026-09-15T21:20:00Z' updated_at: '2026-09-16T21:25:00Z' last_deployed_at: '2026-09-16T21:26:58.545765901Z' size: 260046848 tag_count: 2 tags: [] SandboxImageSummaryV1: type: object description: >- Sandbox image repository summary. Fetch tags through GET /sandboxes/images/{image_name}/tags. properties: name: type: string description: Stable repository name supplied when pushing the image. example: base-image status: description: Image processing status. Only BUILT images are ready to use. allOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SandboxImageStatusV1' example: BUILT created_at: type: string description: Time the image was created. format: date-time readOnly: true example: '2026-09-15T21:20:00Z' updated_at: type: string description: Time the image was last updated. format: date-time readOnly: true example: '2026-09-16T21:25:00Z' last_deployed_at: type: string description: Most recent deployment time across all tags, if deployed. format: date-time readOnly: true example: '2026-09-16T21:26:58.545765901Z' size: type: integer description: Total repository size in bytes. format: int64 minimum: 0 readOnly: true example: 260046848 tag_count: type: integer format: int64 minimum: 0 readOnly: true description: Number of image versions in the repository. example: 2 required: - name - status example: name: base-image status: BUILT created_at: '2026-09-15T21:20:00Z' updated_at: '2026-09-16T21:25:00Z' last_deployed_at: '2026-09-16T21:26:58.545765901Z' size: 260046848 tag_count: 2 SandboxImageTagV1: type: object description: A tag identifying a version of a sandbox image. properties: name: type: string description: Image tag name. example: latest created_at: type: string description: Time the tag was created. format: date-time readOnly: true example: '2026-09-16T21:20:00Z' updated_at: type: string description: Time the tag was last updated. format: date-time readOnly: true example: '2026-09-16T21:25:00Z' size: type: integer description: Image size in bytes. format: int64 minimum: 0 readOnly: true example: 134217728 required: - name example: name: latest created_at: '2026-09-16T21:20:00Z' updated_at: '2026-09-16T21:25:00Z' size: 134217728 SandboxImageStatusV1: type: string description: Image processing status. Only BUILT images are ready to use. enum: - UPLOADING - BUILDING - BUILT - FAILED readOnly: true example: BUILT examples: ImageReady: summary: Built image with all metadata and tags value: name: base-image status: BUILT created_at: '2026-09-15T21:20:00Z' updated_at: '2026-09-16T21:25:00Z' last_deployed_at: '2026-09-16T21:26:58.545765901Z' size: 260046848 tags: - name: latest created_at: '2026-09-16T21:20:00Z' updated_at: '2026-09-16T21:25:00Z' size: 134217728 - name: '20260915212000' created_at: '2026-09-15T21:20:00Z' updated_at: '2026-09-15T21:25:00Z' size: 125829120 description: >- Dates and byte sizes are representative example data. Image references use the b10 namespace. responses: SandboxError401: description: >- Missing or invalid authentication. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: UNAUTHORIZED message: Provide a valid authentication token in the Authorization header. details: header: Authorization SandboxError403: description: >- Insufficient permissions. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: FORBIDDEN message: >- This authentication token does not grant permission to perform this operation. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 SandboxError404: description: >- Resource not found. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: NOT_FOUND message: The requested resource was not found. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 SandboxError409: description: >- Resource is currently in use or conflicts with the requested operation. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: RESOURCE_IN_USE message: >- The resource is currently in use or conflicts with the requested operation. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 SandboxError429: description: >- Request limit exceeded. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: RATE_LIMITED message: Too many requests. Try again in 30 seconds. details: retry_after_seconds: 30 SandboxError500: description: >- Internal server error. Returns a JSON error with code, message, and optional details. content: application/json: example: code: INTERNAL_ERROR message: The request could not be completed. Try again later. details: request_id: a3b7c4d2-91e6-4f08-9b5a-2c6d7e8f1043 securitySchemes: BearerAuth: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- Send `Authorization: Bearer `. The legacy `Authorization: Api-Key ` scheme is also accepted. ````