# Restore an artifact version

> Make an earlier version (version_id) an artifact's content again, as a new version: nothing in between is lost.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="post">POST</span><code>/workspaces/{workspace}/artifacts/{artifact_id}/versions/{version_id}/restore</code></div>

Takes the edit role. Returns the new version.

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`artifact`](/reference/mcp/#artifact) with `action` `restore_version`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`artifacts:write`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `workspace` | string | Yes | The workspace's slug, e.g. "acme". |
| `artifact_id` | string | Yes | The artifact's id (fol_…), or its address: /acme/-/artifacts/q4-roadmap-fol_… |
| `version_id` | string | Yes | The version's id (ver_…), from its versions. |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X POST https://api.g1t.sh/workspaces/acme/artifacts/fol_01kq7c4e6g8j0m2p4r6t8v0x2z/versions/ver_01kq7c4e6g8j0m2p4r6t8v0x2y/restore \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "id": "ver_01kqb8j0m2p4r6t8v0x2z4b6d",
  "artifact_id": "fol_01kq7c4e6g8j0m2p4r6t8v0x2z",
  "created_at": "2026-10-09T12:00:00.000Z",
  "kind": "restore",
  "note": null,
  "authors": [
    {
      "type": "user",
      "id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09q",
      "username": "ana",
      "display_name": "Ana Lima"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |