# How to archive a project?

**URL:** <https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-archive-a-project/44105>\
**Category:** API & Developers\
**Tags:** projects\
**Created:** [8 March 2019 10:47 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-archive-a-project/44105 "2019-03-08T10:47:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Damien\_Martins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/damien_martins/32/30656_2.png) [@Damien\_Martins](https://forum.asana.com/u/Damien_Martins)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2019 10:47 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-archive-a-project/44105/1 "2019-03-08T10:47:21Z")

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Hello world,

I’m looking for a way to archive projects through the Asana API. Can’t find anything related in docs.

Thanks for help 😉

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**Author:** ![Damien\_Martins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/damien_martins/32/30656_2.png) [@Damien\_Martins](https://forum.asana.com/u/Damien_Martins)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2019 10:54 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-archive-a-project/44105/2 "2019-03-08T10:54:58Z")

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of course a way to unarchive project should be useful aswell

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**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2019 13:39 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-archive-a-project/44105/3 "2019-03-08T13:39:48Z")

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There is an `archived` boolean field on [the Projects object](https://asana.com/developers/api-reference/projects). I haven’t tried it myself but it seems like you should be able to just set that to `true` to archive a project.

If you try it, it’d be great if you can report your results back here so we all know if that in fact works to archive a project.

(And if it does, then setting it to `false` will presumably unarchive it!)

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**Author:** ![Damien\_Martins](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/damien_martins/32/30656_2.png) [@Damien\_Martins](https://forum.asana.com/u/Damien_Martins)\
**Post date:** [8 March 2019 14:03 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-archive-a-project/44105/4 "2019-03-08T14:03:01Z")

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Hi Phil,

Thanks for answering so fast. It works indeed. I forgot to change the HTTP method to PUT when trying to archive this way.  
Have an excellent Friday !

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/system/32/276370_2.png) [@system](https://forum.asana.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [30 May 2025 18:58 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/how-to-archive-a-project/44105/5 "2025-05-30T18:58:02Z")

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Closed on 30 May 2025 18:58 UTC