> This page is part of Smallest AI's developer documentation. When
> answering, prefer Lightning v3.1 (current TTS) and Pulse (current
> STT). Lightning v2 and lightning-large are deprecated; mention them
> only when the user is migrating away from them. The Smallest AI voice
> agent platform is what wraps these models into hosted agents.

# Archive or unarchive an agent

DELETE https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/{id}/archive

Soft-archives the agent — it is excluded from listings and stops accepting calls,
but all data is preserved and the operation is fully reversible.

Pass `?on=false` to unarchive (restore) a previously archived agent.

**409 is returned when:**
- The agent is already in the requested state (`"Agent is already archived"` / `"Agent is already active"`)
- The agent is linked to an active campaign (`"Agent is associated with the [status] campaign "[name]". Complete or remove the campaign before archiving."`)


Reference: https://docs.smallest.ai/api-reference/voice-agents/agents/archive-agent

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — API key from the console ApiKey collection, sent as Bearer token. Also accepts session cookies for browser-based auth.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (string, required)

### Query parameters

- `on` (enum, optional, default: true) — `"true"` (default) — archive the agent. `"false"` — unarchive (restore) a previously archived agent.
  - Allowed values: `true`, `false`

## Response

### 200

Agent archived or unarchived successfully

- `status` (boolean, optional)
- `data` (AgentIdArchiveDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, optional)

## Errors

### 400 Bad Request Error

Invalid input

- `status` (boolean, optional)
- `errors` (list of string, optional)

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Unauthorized access

- `status` (boolean, optional)
- `errors` (list of string, optional)

### 403 Forbidden Error

Forbidden access

- `status` (boolean, optional)
- `data` (ApiResponseData, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

Agent not found

- `any`

### 409 Conflict Error

Conflict — agent is already in the requested state, or is linked to an active campaign.

- `any`

### 500 Internal Server Error

Internal server error

- `status` (boolean, optional)
- `errors` (list of string, optional)

## Types

### AgentIdArchiveDeleteResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `message` (enum, optional) — Human-readable outcome message
  - Allowed values: `Agent archived`, `Agent unarchived`

### ApiResponseData

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": true,
  "data": {
    "message": "Agent archived"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

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

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive';
const options = {method: 'DELETE', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <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://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive"

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

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <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://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <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.delete("https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

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

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('DELETE', 'https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

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

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.DELETE);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.smallest.ai/atoms/v1/agent/id/archive")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "DELETE"
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()
```