---
title: "Service: /members/{member}/groups/{group}/uris/{uri}/xrefs/{xrefid}/archive [POST] (obsolete)"
source: https://dev.pageseeder.com/reference/version_5/services/archive-uri-xref-POST.html
description: "Archive a URI's xref"
last_updated: 2026-08-07T17:09:54+10:00
tokens: ~281
---

# /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/uris/\{uri\}/xrefs/\{xrefid\}/archive \[POST\]

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Path: | /members/{member}/groups/{group}/uris/{uri}/xrefs/{xrefid}/archive |
| Method: | POST |
| Generator: | obsolete |
| Version: |  |
| Since: |  |
| Deprecated: | 5.9400 |
| Obsolete: | 6.0000 |
| Cache control: | N/A |
| API Support: | OBSOLETE |
| Generated: | 2022-07-01 |

## Description

> **Deprecated:** This service is deprecated, use Service: /members/\{member\}/groups/\{group\}/uris/\{uri\}/metadata \[PUT\] instead and remove xref from a \<property datatype="xref"\>.

Archive a [URI](../../glossary/uri.md)'s [xref](../../glossary/cross_reference.md).

## Parameters

No parameters required.

## Permission

## Response

```xml

<xref-archive>
  <xref id="123" title="[name]" ...>
    [content]
  </xref>
</xref-archive>
```

## Error Handling

| Code | Cause / Description |
| --- | --- |
| 0x1309 | The xref is already archived |
| 0x1321 | The object specified is not an xref |
| 0x1322 | The xref specified is attached to a different URI |
| 0x6304 | Failed to archive xref |