---
title: "Queue bulk restore of previously archived assets, collections or saved_searches"
method: POST
path: "/v1/formats/{format_name}/restore/bulk/"
---

# Queue bulk restore of previously archived assets, collections or saved_searches

`POST /v1/formats/{format_name}/restore/bulk/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://app.iconik.io/API/files`
- URL: `https://app.iconik.io/API/files/v1/formats/{format_name}/restore/bulk/`
- Auth: none declared. Required headers: `Auth-Token`, `App-ID`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/iconik/apis/iconik-files/docs/v1/formats/:format_name/restore/bulk/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Required roles:
 - can_restore_archived_formats

## Path parameters

- `format_name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `allow_host_transfer` boolean

## Headers

- `Auth-Token` string, required
- `App-ID` string, required

## Request body

- BulkFilesetRestoreSchema
  - `allow_duplicate_transfers` boolean
  - `delete_only_from_source_folder` boolean
  - `delete_original` boolean
  - `destination_directory_path` string, nullable
  - `destination_storage_id` string, uuid, nullable
  - `keep_collection_structure` boolean
  - `keep_parent_collection_structure` boolean
  - `object_ids` string[], required
  - `object_type` 'assets' | 'collections' | 'playlists' | 'saved_searches', required
  - `preferred_original_storage_id` string, uuid, nullable

## Response `202`

Restore job created

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Token is invalid
- `404`: Storage not found
- `default`: Error response

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/iconik/apis/iconik-files.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/iconik/apis/iconik-files/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/iconik/apis/iconik-files/revisions/ed57d13791a2?raw)