---
title: "Archives a project in the organization. Archived projects cannot be used or updated."
url: "https://kongair.terwilligar.com/apis/openai-api-2-3-0/versions/ea92d048-c746-4ead-a6a8-da28d93137d1/operations/archive-project"
---

> Full API specification: https://kongair.terwilligar.com/apis/openai-api-2-3-0/versions/ea92d048-c746-4ead-a6a8-da28d93137d1.md

# Archives a project in the organization. Archived projects cannot be used or updated.

`POST` `/organization/projects/{project_id}/archive`

Operation ID: `archive-project`

## Path parameters

- `project_id` (string, required) - The ID of the project.

## Responses

- `200` - Project archived successfully.

## OpenAPI definition

```yaml
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: OpenAI API
  version: 2.3.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.openai.com/v1
paths:
  /organization/projects/{project_id}/archive:
    post:
      summary: Archives a project in the organization. Archived projects cannot be
        used or updated.
      operationId: archive-project
      tags:
        - Projects
      parameters:
        - name: project_id
          in: path
          description: The ID of the project.
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        "200":
          description: Project archived successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/Project"
      x-oaiMeta:
        name: Archive project
        group: administration
        returns: The archived [Project](/docs/api-reference/projects/object) object.
        examples:
          request:
            curl: >
              curl -X POST
              https://api.openai.com/v1/organization/projects/proj_abc/archive \
                -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_ADMIN_KEY" \
                -H "Content-Type: application/json"
          response: |
            {
                "id": "proj_abc",
                "object": "organization.project",
                "name": "Project DEF",
                "created_at": 1711471533,
                "archived_at": 1711471533,
                "status": "archived"
            }
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    Project:
      type: object
      description: Represents an individual project.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints
        object:
          type: string
          enum:
            - organization.project
          description: The object type, which is always `organization.project`
          x-stainless-const: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the project. This appears in reporting.
        created_at:
          type: integer
          description: The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the project was created.
        archived_at:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
          description: The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the project was archived or
            `null`.
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
            - active
            - archived
          description: "`active` or `archived`"
      required:
        - id
        - object
        - name
        - created_at
        - status
      x-oaiMeta:
        name: The project object
        example: |
          {
              "id": "proj_abc",
              "object": "organization.project",
              "name": "Project example",
              "created_at": 1711471533,
              "archived_at": null,
              "status": "active"
          }
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
```