---
title: "Archive a project (legacy DELETE route)"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/projects/{projectId}"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# Archive a project (legacy DELETE route)

`DELETE /api/v1/projects/{projectId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://index365.co`
- URL: `https://index365.co/api/v1/projects/{projectId}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Compatibility DELETE route that archives a project through a reversible lifecycle. The project leaves active lists and cannot start new runs, while its history and API keys remain available for restore_project. Requires projects:delete. Read first, then send confirm set to the project's exact domain.

## Path parameters

- `projectId` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `confirm` string

## Response `200`

Project archived. The response explicitly confirms no hard delete occurred.

## Other responses

- `400`: confirmation_required | confirmation_mismatch.
- `401`: Missing/unknown/revoked API key.
- `403`: insufficient_scope | project_scoped_key.
- `404`: Resource not found in this organization.
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (60 req/min per key). Honor Retry-After.

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