---
title: "Changes to Starts/stop an archiving operation."
method: POST
path: "/room/{roomName}/archive"
---

# Changes to Starts/stop an archiving operation.

`POST /room/{roomName}/archive`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 39 revisions.

- **2015-11-09** `ac06be808ef7` — 2 warning, 1 info
- **2015-10-15** `0e67ad107b9e` — 1 breaking
- **2015-09-27** `fdd6b89fcde2` — 1 breaking, 2 info

## Changes

- **2015-11-09** `ac06be808ef7` — 2 warning, 1 info
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `operation`
  - deleted the `query` request parameter `userName`
  - added the non-success response with the status `400`
- **2015-10-15** `0e67ad107b9e` — 1 breaking
  - the `query` request parameter `userName` became required
- **2015-09-27** `fdd6b89fcde2` — 1 breaking, 2 info
  - added the new required `query` request parameter `operation`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `userName`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `400`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/opentok/apis/opentokrtc-api/docs/room/:roomName/archive/post.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/opentok/apis/opentokrtc-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/opentok/apis/opentokrtc-api/changes/room/:roomName/archive/post)