Delete image

Last update: September 07 2026Open in Markdown

A custom image can be:

• deleted from image storage — the image will be fully deleted and you will no longer be charged for it;
• or have its access revoked in a project, if access between projects was configured for the image.

Delete image from storage

carefully

Once deleted, an image cannot be recovered. If access between projects is configured for the image, it will be deleted in all projects.

Control panel

1. In the control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.
2. Go to the Images section.
3. If access between projects is configured for the image, open the project menu (the name of the current project) and select the source project where the image was originally uploaded.
4. In the image menu, select Delete image.
5. Enter the image name to confirm the deletion.
6. Click Delete.

OpenStack CLI

1. Open OpenStack CLI.

2. Delete the image:

   openstack image delete <image>

   Specify <image> — the image ID or name. You can view the list using the openstack image list --private

Revoke access to an image in a project

If cross-project access is configured for the image, you can disable access to it in the recipient project. After disabling, the image will be available in the source project and will not be deleted from the image storage. Image storage in the source project will continue to be billed according to the Cloud Platform payment model.

1. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.
2. Go to the Images section.
3. Open the project menu (the name of the current project) and select the recipient project for which access to the image was configured.
4. In the image menu, select Decline.