GitHub Repository Deletion Tool

A PowerShell script to delete multiple GitHub repositories within an organization based on a specific prefix. This tool utilizes a fine-grained personal access token (PAT) for authentication and interacts with the GitHub REST API.

Features

• Deletes repositories with a specified prefix.
• Works for repositories within an organization.
• Supports GitHub's fine-grained access token for secure and scoped authentication.
• Handles paginated results for organizations with many repositories.

Prerequisites

1. GitHub Token: A fine-grained personal access token with the delete_repo permission scoped to the target organization.
2. PowerShell: PowerShell 7 or higher is recommended.

Usage

1. Clone or Download the Script

Save the script as Delete-GitHubRepos.ps1.

2. Run the Script

Execute the script in PowerShell with the following parameters:

.\Delete-GitHubRepos.ps1 -GitHubToken "<your_token>" -OrganizationName "<your_organization>" -RepoPrefix "<prefix>"