Delete all releases and tags from a GitHub repository

github_cleanup.py

import requests
import os
from typing import Optional

class GitHubCleaner:
    def __init__(self, token: str, org: str, repo: str):
        """
        Initialize with GitHub personal access token, organization name, and repository name.
        """
        self.base_url = "https://api.github.com"
        self.headers = {
            "Authorization": f"token {token}",
            "Accept": "application/vnd.github.v3+json"
        }
        self.org = org
        self.repo = repo

    def delete_all_releases(self) -> None:
        """Delete all releases from the repository."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}/repos/{self.org}/{self.repo}/releases"
        
        while True:
            response = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
            releases = response.json()
            
            if not releases:
                break
                
            for release in releases:
                release_id = release['id']
                delete_url = f"{self.base_url}/repos/{self.org}/{self.repo}/releases/{release_id}"
                requests.delete(delete_url, headers=self.headers)
                print(f"Deleted release: {release['tag_name']}")

    def delete_all_tags(self) -> None:
        """Delete all tags from the repository."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}/repos/{self.org}/{self.repo}/git/refs/tags"
        
        response = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
        tags = response.json()
        
        for tag in tags:
            tag_name = tag['ref'].split('/')[-1]
            delete_url = f"{self.base_url}/repos/{self.org}/{self.repo}/git/refs/tags/{tag_name}"
            requests.delete(delete_url, headers=self.headers)
            print(f"Deleted tag: {tag_name}")

def main():
    # Get environment variables or prompt for input
    token = os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") or input("Enter your GitHub personal access token: ")
    org = input("Enter organization name: ")
    repo = input("Enter repository name: ")
    
    cleaner = GitHubCleaner(token, org, repo)
    
    # Confirm before proceeding
    confirm = input(f"Are you sure you want to delete ALL releases and tags from {org}/{repo}? (yes/no): ")
    if confirm.lower() != 'yes':
        print("Operation cancelled.")
        return
        
    try:
        print("Deleting releases...")
        cleaner.delete_all_releases()
        print("Deleting tags...")
        cleaner.delete_all_tags()
        print("Cleanup completed successfully!")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An error occurred: {str(e)}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()