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# Archive project

POST https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/{projectId}/lifecycle:archive

Transitions the project to `archived` status. Only projects in `active` status can be archived. Archived projects are read-only and no longer accessible for regular operations. Requires account admin permissions. Returns `204 No Content`: this is a custom-method state transition that completes synchronously and returns no body. This endpoint only accepts Forma projects.

Reference: https://autodesk-poc.ferndocs.com/v1/acc-admin/project-lifecycle/archive-project

## Authentication

- OAuth2 — send the obtained token as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — **OAuth 2.0 (3-legged)** — user context required. Also accepts a Secure Service Account (SSA) token, which is headless like a two-legged flow but classified as three-legged because it preserves user context. **Authorization Code Flow** Authorization URL: [https://developer.api.autodesk.com/authentication/v2/authorize](https://developer.api.autodesk.com/authentication/v2/authorize) Token URL: [https://developer.api.autodesk.com/authentication/v2/token](https://developer.api.autodesk.com/authentication/v2/token) Refresh URL: [https://developer.api.autodesk.com/authentication/v2/token](https://developer.api.autodesk.com/authentication/v2/token) Scopes: - `data:read` — read your data - `account:read` — read account and project data - `account:write` — modify account and project data

## Request

### Path parameters

- `projectId` (string, required) — The ID of the project. This corresponds to project ID in the [Data Management API](https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/data/v2/). To convert a project ID in the Data Management API into a project ID in the Forma API you need to remove the "**b.**\" prefix. For example, a project ID of `b.a4be0c34a-4ab7` translates to a project ID of `a4be0c34a-4ab7`.

### Headers

- `Accept-Language` (string, optional, default: en) — This header is not currently supported in the hub Admin API.
- `Region` (string, optional) — Specifies the region where your request should be routed. If not set, the request is routed automatically, which may result in a slight increase in latency. Possible values: `US`, `EMEA`. For a complete list of supported regions, see the [Regions](https://aps.autodesk.com/en/docs/acc/v1/overview/acc-regions/) page.
- `User-Id` (string, optional) — The ID of a user on whose behalf your request is acting. Your app has access to all users specified by the administrator in the SaaS integrations UI. Provide this header value to identify the user to be affected by the request. You can use either the user's Forma ID (`id`), or their Autodesk ID (`autodeskId`). Note that this header is required for hub Admin POST, PATCH, and DELETE endpoints if you want to use a 2-legged authentication context. This header is optional for hub Admin GET endpoints.

## Response

### 204

The request has succeeded, no content returned.

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

The request could not be understood by the server due to malformed syntax.

- `status` (integer, optional) — The status code for the error.
- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the error. ex: Bad Request.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error with possible suggestions for fixing them.
- `id` (string, optional) — A unique id for the request.
- `errors` (list of fieldError, optional) — List of field validation errors.

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Request has not been applied because it lacks valid authentication credentials for the target resource.

- `authenticationUrl` (string, optional) — The url used for authenticating the user.
- `status` (integer, optional) — The status code for the error.
- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the error. ex: Bad Request.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error with possible suggestions for fixing them.
- `id` (string, optional) — A unique id for the request.

### 403 Forbidden Error

The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.

- `status` (integer, optional) — The status code for the error.
- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the error. ex: Bad Request.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error with possible suggestions for fixing them.
- `id` (string, optional) — A unique id for the request.

### 404 Not Found Error

The resource could not be found.

- `status` (integer, optional) — The status code for the error.
- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the error. ex: Bad Request.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error with possible suggestions for fixing them.
- `id` (string, optional) — A unique id for the request.

### 409 Conflict Error

The request could not be completed due to a conflict with the current state of the resource.

- `status` (integer, optional) — The status code for the error.
- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the error. ex: Bad Request.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error with possible suggestions for fixing them.
- `id` (string, optional) — A unique id for the request.
- `errors` (list of fieldError, optional) — List of field validation errors.

### 429 Too Many Requests Error

User has sent too many requests in a given amount of time.

- `any`

### 500 Internal Server Error

An unexpected error occurred on the server.

- `status` (integer, optional) — The status code for the error.
- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the error. ex: Bad Request.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error with possible suggestions for fixing them.
- `id` (string, optional) — A unique id for the request.

### 503 Service Unavailable Error

Server is not ready to handle the request.

- `status` (integer, optional) — The status code for the error.
- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `title` (string, optional) — The title of the error. ex: Bad Request.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error with possible suggestions for fixing them.
- `id` (string, optional) — A unique id for the request.

## Types

### fieldError

Error description for a field validation error.

- `type` (string, optional) — HQ defined error code for the type of error.
- `field` (string, optional) — Name of the field associated to the error.
- `title` (string, optional) — Title for the error.
- `detail` (string, optional) — A detailed description of the error so the user knows how to fix it.

## Examples

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive"

headers = {
    "Accept-Language": "en",
    "Region": "US",
    "User-Id": "6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d",
    "Authorization": "<token>."
}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Accept-Language': 'en',
    Region: 'US',
    'User-Id': '6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d',
    Authorization: '<token>.'
  }
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Accept-Language", "en")
	req.Header.Add("Region", "US")
	req.Header.Add("User-Id", "6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d")
	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "<token>.")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Accept-Language"] = 'en'
request["Region"] = 'US'
request["User-Id"] = '6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d'
request["Authorization"] = '<token>.'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive")
  .header("Accept-Language", "en")
  .header("Region", "US")
  .header("User-Id", "6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d")
  .header("Authorization", "<token>.")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive', [
  'headers' => [
    'Accept-Language' => 'en',
    'Authorization' => '<token>.',
    'Region' => 'US',
    'User-Id' => '6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Accept-Language", "en");
request.AddHeader("Region", "US");
request.AddHeader("User-Id", "6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "<token>.");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "Accept-Language": "en",
  "Region": "US",
  "User-Id": "6cc15635-2fbd-4f73-afbe-abd833408a1d",
  "Authorization": "<token>."
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://developer.api.autodesk.com/construction/admin/v1/projects/367d5cc2-9008-462c-96e5-c9491db85d93/lifecycle:archive")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```