---
title: "Restore a deleted item"
method: POST
path: "/cms/items/{itemId}/restore"
tags: ["CMS items"]
---

# Restore a deleted item

`POST /cms/items/{itemId}/restore`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.cactal.ai/v1`
- URL: `https://api.cactal.ai/v1/cms/items/{itemId}/restore`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Restores a soft-deleted item, making it readable again and re-exposing references to and from it. Returns 404 when the item is not currently deleted.

## Path parameters

- `itemId` string, required

## Response `200`

Restore acknowledgement.

- object
  - `restored` true, required: Always `true` once the item is live again.

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation failed. The response `message` names the first invalid field.
- `401`: Missing, invalid, expired, or revoked API key.
- `403`: The authenticated principal lacks the required capability.
- `404`: The resource does not exist or is outside the principal’s access scope.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the number of seconds in the `Retry-After` header.

---

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