---
title: "Archive contracts"
method: POST
path: "/bus/contracts/archive"
tags: ["bus"]
---

# Archive contracts

`POST /bus/contracts/archive`

Archives the contracts with the specified reasons. Archiving a contract means that all the data that was stored in that contract has to be migrated.

## Request body

- object

## Response `200`

Contracts archived successfully

## Other responses

- `500` — Internal server error

## Changes

- **2025-01-23** `c38282599c5a` — 1 info
  - removed the pattern `^fcid:[0-9a-fA-F]{64}$` from the request property `additionalProperties/`
- **2024-12-18** `922f156353c9` — 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed the media type `text/plain` for the response with the status `500`
  - api tag `bus` added
- **2024-12-17** `acbb46c060cb` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2024-12-09** `f062c35d8f47` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/siafoundation/apis/renterd-api/changes/bus/contracts/archive/post.md)

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