post
https://{artifactory_host}/artifactory/api/system/storage/prune/start
This REST API is called to start a new PUD process, or resume a PUD process that was stopped before completion.
The Pruning Unreferenced Data (PUD) APIs are used to delete randomly existing binaries in the filestore that are not referenced in Artifactory. Because these binaries are not referenced, they cannot be deleted with Artifactory's Garbage Collection and the only way to remove them is with the PUD APIs or the PUD user interface.
The Start API contains various parameters that give you control over how to run the PUD process:
- By default, the Start API initiates the PUD process from the beginning of the directories list
- The API has a parameter for starting the process from a specific directory
- The API has a parameter for starting the process from a specific binary in a directory
- You can choose to refrain from deleting unreferenced binaries that were created after a certain date
- A dry-run option allows you to run the PUD process without actually deleting unreferenced binaries
Security: Requires an admin user.