---
title: "Prune build cache"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/container/prune/build-cache"
tags: ["Containers"]
---

# Prune build cache

`POST /api/v1/container/prune/build-cache`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://:8080`
- URL: `http://:8080/api/v1/container/prune/build-cache`
- Auth: none declared

Prune build cache.

Auth: Required (bearer token).
Scope: Organization-scoped in authenticated context.
Side effects: May mutate server state.

## Headers

- `Accept` string

## Request body `*/*`

- PruneBuildCacheRequest: PruneBuildCacheRequest schema
  - `all` boolean, nullable
  - `filters` string, nullable

## Response `200`

OK

- MessageResponse: MessageResponse schema
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request _(validation or deserialization error)_
- `500`: Internal Server Error _(panics)_
- `default`

## Changes

- **2026-04-26** `09f18af670c4`: 3 info
  - api tag `Containers` added
  - api tag `api/v1/container` removed
  - api tag `prune` removed
- **2026-04-02** `2beb810c5221`: 24 warning, 13 info
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/xml)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the optional property `detail` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/xml)
  - …33 more
- **2026-03-26** `e34b00e45318`: 8 breaking, 4 warning, 25 info
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `400` status (media type: application/xml)
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/json)
  - removed the required property `code` from the response with the `500` status (media type: application/xml)
  - …33 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nixopus/apis/nixopus-api/changes/api/v1/container/prune/build-cache/post.md)

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