diff --git a/nexus3/pkg/cleanup/service.go b/nexus3/pkg/cleanup/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2f009d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nexus3/pkg/cleanup/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package cleanup
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/datadrivers/go-nexus-client/nexus3/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/datadrivers/go-nexus-client/nexus3/pkg/tools"
+	"github.com/datadrivers/go-nexus-client/nexus3/schema/cleanuppolicies"
+)
+
+const (
+	cleanupAPIEndpoint = client.BasePath + "v1/cleanup-policies"
+)
+
+type CleanupPolicyService client.Service
+
+func NewCleanupPolicyService(c *client.Client) *CleanupPolicyService {
+	return &CleanupPolicyService{Client: c}
+}
+
+func (s *CleanupPolicyService) Create(policy *cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy) error {
+	data, err := tools.JsonMarshalInterfaceToIOReader(policy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	body, resp, err := s.Client.Post(cleanupAPIEndpoint, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK && resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create cleanup policy '%s': HTTP: %d, %s", policy.Name, resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *CleanupPolicyService) Get(name string) (*cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy, error) {
+
+	body, resp, err := s.Client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cleanupAPIEndpoint, name), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not get cleanup policy '%s': HTTP: %d, %s", name, resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+	policy := &cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, policy); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not unmarshal repository: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return policy, nil
+}
+
+func (s *CleanupPolicyService) Update(policy *cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy) error {
+	data, err := tools.JsonMarshalInterfaceToIOReader(policy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	body, resp, err := s.Client.Put(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", cleanupAPIEndpoint, policy.Name), data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not update cleanup policy '%s': HTTP: %d, %s", policy.Name, resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *CleanupPolicyService) Delete(name string) error {
+	endpoint := cleanupAPIEndpoint + "/" + name
+	body, resp, err := s.Client.Delete(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not delete cleanup policy '%s': HTTP: %d, %s", name, resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *CleanupPolicyService) List() ([]*cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy, error) {
+	body, resp, err := s.Client.Get(cleanupAPIEndpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not list cleanup policies: HTTP: %d, %s", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+	var policies []*cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &policies); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not unmarshal cleanup policies: %v", err)
+	}
+	return policies, nil
+}
diff --git a/nexus3/pkg/cleanup/service_test.go b/nexus3/pkg/cleanup/service_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2cc41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nexus3/pkg/cleanup/service_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package cleanup_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/datadrivers/go-nexus-client/nexus3/pkg/cleanup"
+	"github.com/datadrivers/go-nexus-client/nexus3/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/datadrivers/go-nexus-client/nexus3/pkg/tools"
+	"github.com/datadrivers/go-nexus-client/nexus3/schema/cleanuppolicies"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// https://help.sonatype.com/en/cleanup-policies-api.html
+
+var (
+	testClient *client.Client = nil
+)
+
+func getTestClient() *client.Client {
+	if testClient != nil {
+		return testClient
+	}
+	return client.NewClient(getDefaultConfig())
+}
+
+func getTestService() *cleanup.CleanupPolicyService {
+	return cleanup.NewCleanupPolicyService(getTestClient())
+}
+
+func getDefaultConfig() client.Config {
+	return client.Config{
+		Insecure: tools.GetEnv("NEXUS_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY", true).(bool),
+		Password: tools.GetEnv("NEXUS_PASSWORD", "admin123").(string),
+		URL:      tools.GetEnv("NEXUS_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:8081").(string),
+		Username: tools.GetEnv("NEXUS_USRNAME", "admin").(string),
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNewCleanupService(t *testing.T) {
+	s := getTestService()
+
+	assert.NotNil(t, s, "NewCleanupService() must not return nil")
+}
+
+func TestCreateCleanupPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	s := getTestService()
+
+	policy := &cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy{
+		Notes:              tools.GetStringPointer("Test"),
+		CriteriaAssetRegex: tools.GetStringPointer("*"),
+		Name:               "Test",
+		Format:             cleanuppolicies.FormatGo,
+	}
+
+	policy2 := &cleanuppolicies.CleanupPolicy{
+		Notes:              tools.GetStringPointer("Test2"),
+		CriteriaAssetRegex: tools.GetStringPointer("*"),
+		Name:               "Test2",
+		Format:             cleanuppolicies.FormatApt,
+	}
+
+	err := s.Create(policy)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Create() must not return an error")
+
+	err = s.Create(policy2)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Second Create() must not return an error")
+
+	policy, err = s.Get(policy.Name)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Get() must not return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, policy.Name, "Test")
+
+	policies, err := s.List()
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "List() must not return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, len(policies), 2)
+
+	policy.CriteriaLastBlobUpdated = tools.GetIntPointer(1)
+	err = s.Update(policy)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Update() must not return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, policy.CriteriaLastBlobUpdated, tools.GetIntPointer(1))
+
+	err = s.Delete(policy.Name)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Delete() must not return an error")
+
+	err = s.Delete(policy2.Name)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Second Delete() must not return an error")
+}
diff --git a/nexus3/schema/cleanuppolicies/cleanup-policies.go b/nexus3/schema/cleanuppolicies/cleanup-policies.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac016b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nexus3/schema/cleanuppolicies/cleanup-policies.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package cleanuppolicies
+
+type RepositoryFormat string
+type CriteriaReleaseType string
+
+const (
+	FormatAny       RepositoryFormat = "*"
+	FormatApt       RepositoryFormat = "apt"
+	FormatBower     RepositoryFormat = "bower"
+	FormatCocoapods RepositoryFormat = "cocoapods"
+	FormatConan     RepositoryFormat = "conan"
+	FormatConda     RepositoryFormat = "conda"
+	FormatDocker    RepositoryFormat = "docker"
+	FormatGo        RepositoryFormat = "go"
+	FormatHelm      RepositoryFormat = "helm"
+	FormatMaven     RepositoryFormat = "maven"
+	FormatNpm       RepositoryFormat = "npm"
+	FormatNuget     RepositoryFormat = "nuget"
+	FormatPypi      RepositoryFormat = "pypi"
+	FormatR         RepositoryFormat = "r"
+	FormatRaw       RepositoryFormat = "raw"
+	FormatRubyGems  RepositoryFormat = "rubygems"
+	FormatTerraform RepositoryFormat = "terraform"
+	FormatYum       RepositoryFormat = "yum"
+)
+
+const (
+	CriteriaReleaseTypeReleasesAndPrereleases CriteriaReleaseType = "RELEASES_AND_PRERELEASES"
+	CriteriaReleaseTypePrereleases            CriteriaReleaseType = "PRERELEASES"
+	CriteriaReleaseTypeReleases               CriteriaReleaseType = "RELEASES"
+)
+
+type CleanupPolicy struct {
+	Notes                   *string              `json:"notes,omitempty"`                   // any details on the specific cleanup policy.
+	CriteriaLastBlobUpdated *int                 `json:"criteriaLastBlobUpdated,omitempty"` // the age of the component in days.
+	CriteriaLastDownloaded  *int                 `json:"criteriaLastDownloaded,omitempty"`  // the last time the component had been downloaded in days.
+	CriteriaReleaseType     *CriteriaReleaseType `json:"criteriaReleaseType,omitempty"`     // is one of: RELEASES_AND_PRERELEASES, PRERELEASES, RELEASES], Only maven2, npm and yum repositories support this field.
+	CriteriaAssetRegex      *string              `json:"criteriaAssetRegex,omitempty"`      // a regex string to filter for specific asset paths. Not for gitlfs or *
+	Retain                  int                  `json:"retain,omitempty"`                  // number of versions to keep. Only available for Docker and Maven release repositories on PostgreSQL deployments.
+	Name                    string               `json:"name"`                              // the name of the policy needs to be unique and cannot be edited once set. Only letters, digits, underscores(_), hyphens(-), and dots(.) are allowed and may not start with underscore or dot.
+	Format                  RepositoryFormat     `json:"format"`                            // one of ["*", "apt", "bower", "cocoapods", "conan", "conda", "docker", "gitlfs", "go", "helm", "maven2", "npm", "nuget", "p2", "pypi", "r", "raw", "rubygems", "yum"]
+}