---
title: "Archive project"
method: POST
path: "/organization/projects/{project_id}/archive"
tags: ["Projects"]
---

# Archive project

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

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

## Path parameters

- `project_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Project archived successfully.

- Project — Represents an individual project.
  - `id` string, required — The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints
  - `object` 'organization.project', required — The object type, which is always `organization.project`
  - `name` string, nullable — The name of the project. This appears in reporting.
  - `created_at` integer, required — The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the project was created.
  - `archived_at` integer, nullable — The Unix timestamp (in seconds) of when the project was archived or `null`.
  - `status` string, nullable — `active` or `archived`
  - `external_key_id` string, nullable — The external key associated with the project.

## Changes

- **2026-05-01** `918e83711c91` — 4 breaking, 3 info
  - the response property `name` became optional for the status `200`
  - the response property `status` became optional for the status `200`
  - response property `name` list-of-types was widened by adding types `null` to media type `application/json` of response `200`
  - response property `status` list-of-types was widened by adding types `null` to media type `application/json` of response `200`
  - …3 more
- **2026-04-28** `fa32d6e7d961` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `AdminApiKeyAuth` was added to the API

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/openai/apis/openai-api/changes/organization/projects/:project_id/archive/post.md)

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