---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/publications/{publicationid}/versions/{versionid}/archive [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/archive-publication-version_post.html
description: "API endpoint to archive an existing publication version across all publication URIs. Requires approver permissions in the publication's group. Returns archived version details or error if already archived or invalid version."
last_updated: 2026-09-08T12:22:33+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: version-POST
resource_id: version
path_template: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/publications/{publicationid}/versions/{versionid}/archive
http_method: POST
api_category: version
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 5.9900
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~159
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/publications/\{publicationid\}/versions/\{versionid\}/archive \[POST\]

## Description

Archive an existing publication version from all publication URIs.

## Parameters

No parameters required.

## Permission

Requires approver in the group of the publication root document.

## Response

```xml

<version-archive>
  <thread id="123"...>
    [thread XML]
  </thread>
</version-archive>
 
```

## Error Handling

| 0x1309 | The version is already archived |
| --- | --- |
| 0x1319 | The object specified is not a version |
| 0x1320 | The version specified is attached to a different publication |