---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/unarchive [POST]"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/api/services/unarchive-group-POST.html
description: "POST endpoint for unarchiving a group by renaming it, removing the archive flag, modifying the default group URI, and moving folder URIs back to original locations. Optionally re-indexes the group. Requires manager permissions. Returns asynchronous process status."
last_updated: 2026-09-02T11:36:03+10:00
document_type: api_endpoint
operation_id: group-POST
resource_id: group
path_template: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/unarchive
http_method: POST
api_category: group
implementation_version: 6.2004
api_since: 4.9500
deprecated_since: null
obsolete_since: null
api_support: supported
cache_control: N/A
generated_at: 2026-09-02
tokens: ~343
---

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

## Description

Unarchive a group.

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

The process does the following

1. Rename the group and remove the archive flag
2. Modify the default group URI
3. Move the default group folder URIs back to the original
4. Optionally re-index the group as the index is cleared when a group is archived

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Required | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| index | Whether to re-index the group after unarchiving | no | boolean | `true` |

## Permission

This service requires manager or higher.

## Response

This service returns the following XML:

```xml

<group-unarchive>
  <thread id="[thread id]"
          name="[thread name]"
          username="[username of user starting thread]"
          groupid="[ID of group if applicable or -1]"
          status="[initialised|
                   inprogress|
                   error|
                   warning|
                   cancelled|
                   failed|
                   complete]">
    [<message>[explanation or error]<message>]
    [thread specific XML]
  </thread>
  </thread>
</group-unarchive>
```

## Error Handling

No specific errors expected for this service.

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