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Delete an asset

Overview

You can only delete an asset when it's unpublished. If the asset you want to delete was previously published, you must first unpublish it, and then you can delete it.

NOTE: Assets must be deleted from all environments for this to take effect. It can be between 24 to 48 hours until assets are made unavailable from the delivery network.

How to delete an asset

To delete an asset:

  1. Log in to the Contentful web app.

  2. Navigate to the "Media" tab.

    Media page

  3. Select the asset you want to delete.

    Assets: Select asset

  4. Click Delete. A confirmation modal is displayed,

  5. Click Permanently delete. The asset is deleted.

For more information about deleting an asset using the Content Management API, see the Assets section in the developer documentation.