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# package version delete

Delete a package version.

## Description for package version delete

Specify the ID or alias of the package version you want to delete. In second-generation managed packaging, only beta package versions can be deleted. Before deleting a package version, review the considerations outlined in https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.pkg2_dev.meta/pkg2_dev/sfdx_dev_dev2gp_package_deletion.htm.

## Aliases for package version delete

`force:package:version:delete`

## Flags

| Flag Name (Long) | Flag Name (Short) | Description |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------|
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;api&#8209;version</code> | N/A | **Type:** Value<br><br>Override the api version used for api requests made by this command |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;flags&#8209;dir</code> | N/A | **Type:** Value<br><br>Import flag values from a directory. |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;json</code> | N/A | **Type:** Boolean<br><br>Format output as json. |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;no&#8209;prompt</code> | <code>&#8209;n</code> | **Type:** Boolean<br><br>Don’t prompt before deleting the package version. |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;package</code> | <code>&#8209;p</code> | **Type:** Value<br>**Required**<br><br>ID (starts with 04t) or alias of the package version to delete. |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;target&#8209;dev&#8209;hub</code> | <code>&#8209;v</code> | **Type:** Value<br>**Required**<br><br>Username or alias of the Dev Hub org. Not required if the `target-dev-hub` configuration variable is already set. |

## Examples for package version delete

Delete a package version with the specified alias using your default Dev Hub org:

```shell
sf package version delete --package "Your Package Alias"
```

Delete a package version with the specified ID using the Dev Hub org with username "devhub@example.com":

```shell
sf package version delete --package 04t... --target-org devhub@example.com
```
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