Remove file

The Remove action deletes an object from a MinIO bucket.

This is useful for cleaning up files you no longer need, for example, removing an old snapshot after you have processed it.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To delete a file from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select Minio: Remove.
6. Enter the Bucket and the Key of the object to delete.
7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you are not prompted to choose an area, device, entity, or label.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.

In YAML, refer to this action as minio.remove. A basic example looks like this:

action: minio.remove
data:
  bucket: "camera-files"
  key: "front_camera/snapshot.jpg"

This deletes the object with the given key from the bucket.

Options in YAML

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: remove a snapshot after a week

Once a day, delete last week’s snapshot from the bucket to keep storage tidy.

• Trigger: A daily time trigger
• Action: Minio: Remove

alias: "Clean up old MinIO snapshot"
triggers:
  - trigger: time
    at: "03:00:00"
actions:
  - action: minio.remove
    data:
      bucket: "camera-files"
      key: "front_door/snapshot.jpg"

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Get file: Downloads a file from a MinIO bucket to the local file system.

• Put file: Uploads a file from the local file system to a MinIO bucket.