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  • HTTP request
  • Path parameters
  • Body parameters
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  • KeepByAgeLifecycleRule
  • KeepByVersionLifecycleRule
  • DeleteLifecycleRule
  • DeleteByVersionCondition
  • DockerFilters
  • MavenFilters
  • Response
  • UpdateLifecyclePolicyMetadata
  • Status
  • LifecyclePolicy
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  • KeepByAgeLifecycleRule
  • KeepByVersionLifecycleRule
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  • DeleteByVersionCondition
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  3. LifecyclePolicy
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Yandex Cloud Registry API, REST: LifecyclePolicy.Update

Written by
Yandex Cloud
Updated at October 30, 2025
  • HTTP request
  • Path parameters
  • Body parameters
  • LifecycleRule
  • KeepByAgeLifecycleRule
  • KeepByVersionLifecycleRule
  • DeleteLifecycleRule
  • DeleteByVersionCondition
  • DockerFilters
  • MavenFilters
  • Response
  • UpdateLifecyclePolicyMetadata
  • Status
  • LifecyclePolicy
  • LifecycleRule
  • KeepByAgeLifecycleRule
  • KeepByVersionLifecycleRule
  • DeleteLifecycleRule
  • DeleteByVersionCondition
  • DockerFilters
  • MavenFilters

Updates the specified lifecycle policy.

HTTP requestHTTP request

PATCH https://registry.api.cloud.yandex.net/cloud-registry/v1/lifecyclePolicies/{policyId}

Path parametersPath parameters

Field

Description

policyId

string

Required field. ID of the lifecycle policy to update.

Body parametersBody parameters

{
  "updateMask": "string",
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "rules": [
    {
      "pathPrefix": "string",
      // Includes only one of the fields `keepByAge`, `keepByVersion`, `delete`
      "keepByAge": {
        "youngerThanDays": "string"
      },
      "keepByVersion": {
        "keepVersionsCount": "string"
      },
      "delete": {
        "type": "string",
        "cooldownPeriodDays": "string",
        // Includes only one of the fields `olderThanDays`, `versionCondition`, `always`
        "olderThanDays": "string",
        "versionCondition": {
          "versionsCountGreaterThan": "string"
        },
        "always": "boolean"
        // end of the list of possible fields
      },
      // end of the list of possible fields
      // Includes only one of the fields `dockerFilters`, `mavenFilters`
      "dockerFilters": {
        "tagStatus": "string"
      },
      "mavenFilters": {
        "versionType": "string"
      }
      // end of the list of possible fields
    }
  ],
  "state": "string"
}

Field

Description

updateMask

string (field-mask)

A comma-separated names off ALL fields to be updated.
Only the specified fields will be changed. The others will be left untouched.
If the field is specified in updateMask and no value for that field was sent in the request,
the field's value will be reset to the default. The default value for most fields is null or 0.

If updateMask is not sent in the request, all fields' values will be updated.
Fields specified in the request will be updated to provided values.
The rest of the fields will be reset to the default.

name

string

Name of the lifecycle policy.

description

string

Description of the lifecycle policy. 0-1024 characters long.

rules[]

LifecycleRule

List of lifecycle rules.

state

enum (LifecyclePolicyState)

State of the lifecycle policy.

  • LIFECYCLE_POLICY_STATE_UNSPECIFIED
  • DISABLED: Policy is disabled and won't be executed.
  • ENABLED: Policy is enabled and will be executed according to schedule.

LifecycleRuleLifecycleRule

A rule that defines lifecycle policy behavior.

Field

Description

pathPrefix

string

Path prefix to which the rule applies.

keepByAge

KeepByAgeLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps artifacts by age.

Includes only one of the fields keepByAge, keepByVersion, delete.

Type of lifecycle rule.

keepByVersion

KeepByVersionLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps artifacts by version count.

Includes only one of the fields keepByAge, keepByVersion, delete.

Type of lifecycle rule.

delete

DeleteLifecycleRule

Rule that deletes artifacts.

Includes only one of the fields keepByAge, keepByVersion, delete.

Type of lifecycle rule.

dockerFilters

DockerFilters

Docker-specific filters.

Includes only one of the fields dockerFilters, mavenFilters.

Filters to determine which artifacts the rule applies to.

mavenFilters

MavenFilters

Maven-specific filters.

Includes only one of the fields dockerFilters, mavenFilters.

Filters to determine which artifacts the rule applies to.

KeepByAgeLifecycleRuleKeepByAgeLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps artifacts younger than specified age.

Field

Description

youngerThanDays

string (int64)

Keep artifacts younger than this number of days.

KeepByVersionLifecycleRuleKeepByVersionLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps a specified number of recent versions.

Field

Description

keepVersionsCount

string (int64)

Number of versions to keep.

DeleteLifecycleRuleDeleteLifecycleRule

Rule that deletes artifacts based on specified conditions.

Field

Description

type

enum (DeleteLifecycleRuleKind)

Type of deletion.

  • DELETE_LIFECYCLE_RULE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED
  • HARD_DELETE: Hard delete - artifacts are permanently removed.
  • SOFT_DELETE: Soft delete - artifacts are marked for deletion but can be recovered.

cooldownPeriodDays

string (int64)

Cooldown period in days before deletion.

olderThanDays

string (int64)

Delete artifacts older than specified days.

Includes only one of the fields olderThanDays, versionCondition, always.

Condition that triggers deletion.

versionCondition

DeleteByVersionCondition

Delete artifacts by version count condition.

Includes only one of the fields olderThanDays, versionCondition, always.

Condition that triggers deletion.

always

boolean

Always delete (use with caution).

Includes only one of the fields olderThanDays, versionCondition, always.

Condition that triggers deletion.

DeleteByVersionConditionDeleteByVersionCondition

Condition for deletion based on version count.

Field

Description

versionsCountGreaterThan

string (int64)

Delete when version count exceeds this number.

DockerFiltersDockerFilters

Docker-specific filters for lifecycle rules.

Field

Description

tagStatus

enum (TagStatus)

Filter by tag status.

  • TAG_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED
  • TAG_STATUS_ANY: Any tag status.
  • TAGGED: Only tagged images.
  • UNTAGGED: Only untagged images.

MavenFiltersMavenFilters

Maven-specific filters for lifecycle rules.

Field

Description

versionType

enum (VersionType)

Filter by version type.

  • VERSION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
  • VERSION_TYPE_ANY: Any version type.
  • RELEASE: Only release versions.
  • SNAPSHOT: Only snapshot versions.

ResponseResponse

HTTP Code: 200 - OK

{
  "id": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "createdBy": "string",
  "modifiedAt": "string",
  "done": "boolean",
  "metadata": {
    "policyId": "string"
  },
  // Includes only one of the fields `error`, `response`
  "error": {
    "code": "integer",
    "message": "string",
    "details": [
      "object"
    ]
  },
  "response": {
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "rules": [
      {
        "pathPrefix": "string",
        // Includes only one of the fields `keepByAge`, `keepByVersion`, `delete`
        "keepByAge": {
          "youngerThanDays": "string"
        },
        "keepByVersion": {
          "keepVersionsCount": "string"
        },
        "delete": {
          "type": "string",
          "cooldownPeriodDays": "string",
          // Includes only one of the fields `olderThanDays`, `versionCondition`, `always`
          "olderThanDays": "string",
          "versionCondition": {
            "versionsCountGreaterThan": "string"
          },
          "always": "boolean"
          // end of the list of possible fields
        },
        // end of the list of possible fields
        // Includes only one of the fields `dockerFilters`, `mavenFilters`
        "dockerFilters": {
          "tagStatus": "string"
        },
        "mavenFilters": {
          "versionType": "string"
        }
        // end of the list of possible fields
      }
    ],
    "state": "string",
    "registryId": "string",
    "createdAt": "string",
    "modifiedAt": "string",
    "createdBy": "string",
    "modifiedBy": "string"
  }
  // end of the list of possible fields
}

An Operation resource. For more information, see Operation.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the operation.

description

string

Description of the operation. 0-256 characters long.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

createdBy

string

ID of the user or service account who initiated the operation.

modifiedAt

string (date-time)

The time when the Operation resource was last modified.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

done

boolean

If the value is false, it means the operation is still in progress.
If true, the operation is completed, and either error or response is available.

metadata

UpdateLifecyclePolicyMetadata

Service-specific metadata associated with the operation.
It typically contains the ID of the target resource that the operation is performed on.
Any method that returns a long-running operation should document the metadata type, if any.

error

Status

The error result of the operation in case of failure or cancellation.

Includes only one of the fields error, response.

The operation result.
If done == false and there was no failure detected, neither error nor response is set.
If done == false and there was a failure detected, error is set.
If done == true, exactly one of error or response is set.

response

LifecyclePolicy

The normal response of the operation in case of success.
If the original method returns no data on success, such as Delete,
the response is google.protobuf.Empty.
If the original method is the standard Create/Update,
the response should be the target resource of the operation.
Any method that returns a long-running operation should document the response type, if any.

Includes only one of the fields error, response.

The operation result.
If done == false and there was no failure detected, neither error nor response is set.
If done == false and there was a failure detected, error is set.
If done == true, exactly one of error or response is set.

UpdateLifecyclePolicyMetadataUpdateLifecyclePolicyMetadata

Field

Description

policyId

string

Required field. ID of the lifecycle policy that is being updated.

StatusStatus

The error result of the operation in case of failure or cancellation.

Field

Description

code

integer (int32)

Error code. An enum value of google.rpc.Code.

message

string

An error message.

details[]

object

A list of messages that carry the error details.

LifecyclePolicyLifecyclePolicy

A LifecyclePolicy resource.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the lifecycle policy.

name

string

Name of the lifecycle policy.

description

string

Description of the lifecycle policy. 0-1024 characters long.

rules[]

LifecycleRule

List of lifecycle rules.

state

enum (LifecyclePolicyState)

Current state of the lifecycle policy.

  • LIFECYCLE_POLICY_STATE_UNSPECIFIED
  • DISABLED: Policy is disabled and won't be executed.
  • ENABLED: Policy is enabled and will be executed according to schedule.

registryId

string

ID of the registry that the lifecycle policy belongs to.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Output only. Creation timestamp.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

modifiedAt

string (date-time)

Output only. Modification timestamp.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

createdBy

string

Output only. ID of the user who created the lifecycle policy.

modifiedBy

string

Output only. ID of the user who last modified the lifecycle policy.

LifecycleRuleLifecycleRule

A rule that defines lifecycle policy behavior.

Field

Description

pathPrefix

string

Path prefix to which the rule applies.

keepByAge

KeepByAgeLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps artifacts by age.

Includes only one of the fields keepByAge, keepByVersion, delete.

Type of lifecycle rule.

keepByVersion

KeepByVersionLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps artifacts by version count.

Includes only one of the fields keepByAge, keepByVersion, delete.

Type of lifecycle rule.

delete

DeleteLifecycleRule

Rule that deletes artifacts.

Includes only one of the fields keepByAge, keepByVersion, delete.

Type of lifecycle rule.

dockerFilters

DockerFilters

Docker-specific filters.

Includes only one of the fields dockerFilters, mavenFilters.

Filters to determine which artifacts the rule applies to.

mavenFilters

MavenFilters

Maven-specific filters.

Includes only one of the fields dockerFilters, mavenFilters.

Filters to determine which artifacts the rule applies to.

KeepByAgeLifecycleRuleKeepByAgeLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps artifacts younger than specified age.

Field

Description

youngerThanDays

string (int64)

Keep artifacts younger than this number of days.

KeepByVersionLifecycleRuleKeepByVersionLifecycleRule

Rule that keeps a specified number of recent versions.

Field

Description

keepVersionsCount

string (int64)

Number of versions to keep.

DeleteLifecycleRuleDeleteLifecycleRule

Rule that deletes artifacts based on specified conditions.

Field

Description

type

enum (DeleteLifecycleRuleKind)

Type of deletion.

  • DELETE_LIFECYCLE_RULE_KIND_UNSPECIFIED
  • HARD_DELETE: Hard delete - artifacts are permanently removed.
  • SOFT_DELETE: Soft delete - artifacts are marked for deletion but can be recovered.

cooldownPeriodDays

string (int64)

Cooldown period in days before deletion.

olderThanDays

string (int64)

Delete artifacts older than specified days.

Includes only one of the fields olderThanDays, versionCondition, always.

Condition that triggers deletion.

versionCondition

DeleteByVersionCondition

Delete artifacts by version count condition.

Includes only one of the fields olderThanDays, versionCondition, always.

Condition that triggers deletion.

always

boolean

Always delete (use with caution).

Includes only one of the fields olderThanDays, versionCondition, always.

Condition that triggers deletion.

DeleteByVersionConditionDeleteByVersionCondition

Condition for deletion based on version count.

Field

Description

versionsCountGreaterThan

string (int64)

Delete when version count exceeds this number.

DockerFiltersDockerFilters

Docker-specific filters for lifecycle rules.

Field

Description

tagStatus

enum (TagStatus)

Filter by tag status.

  • TAG_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED
  • TAG_STATUS_ANY: Any tag status.
  • TAGGED: Only tagged images.
  • UNTAGGED: Only untagged images.

MavenFiltersMavenFilters

Maven-specific filters for lifecycle rules.

Field

Description

versionType

enum (VersionType)

Filter by version type.

  • VERSION_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
  • VERSION_TYPE_ANY: Any version type.
  • RELEASE: Only release versions.
  • SNAPSHOT: Only snapshot versions.

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