---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/archive [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/archive-group-POST.html
description: "This POST service archives a group by prefixing its name with 'archive-', creating parent projects as needed, and modifying URIs. Requires manager permissions and accepts an optional note parameter."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:06+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: group-POST
resource_id: group
path_template: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/archive
http_method: POST
api_category: group
implementation_version: 6.3000
api_since: 4.9500
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~229
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/archive \[POST\]

## Description

Archive the [group](../../reference/glossary/group.md).

Invoking this service starts an [Asynchronous process](../usage/asynchronous_process.md).

The thread does the following:

1. Prefix the group name with ‘archive-’ and add the archive flag.
2. Create any missing archive parent project.
3. Modify the default group URI and all the URIs below.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| note | Reason for archiving (appended to group description) | no | string |  |

## Permission

This service requires manager or higher.

## Response

This service returns the following XML:

```xml

<group-archive>
  <thread ...> ... </thread>
</group-archive>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.

See logs for more details about the effect of this service.