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search:
  tags:
    - Ideas
    - POST
seo:
  description: >-
    Archive an idea by ID. The idea is moved to Trash and will be permanently
    deleted… Reference for the POST /ideas/{id}/archive endpoint in the Ordinal
    API.
sidebar:
  label: Archive idea
  badge: POST
title: Archive idea
type: openapi-operation
---
Archive an idea by ID. The idea is moved to Trash and will be permanently deleted after 30 days. Use the unarchive endpoint to restore it.

`POST /ideas/{id}/archive`