# Archive a repository

> Archive a repository: make it read-only.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="post">POST</span><code>/repos/{owner}/{name}/archive</code></div>

Needs the Admin role. Pushes and merges are refused, issues and pull requests are locked, and agents and workflows do not run. It can still be read, cloned and searched, and its deployments keep serving. [`unarchive_repo`](/reference/api/repositories/unarchive-repo/) makes it writable again.

The repository, with `archived_at` set. Needs the Admin role (`403` otherwise). See [Archive a repository](/guides/managing-repositories/#archive-a-repository).

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

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `owner` | string | Yes | The workspace that owns the repository. |
| `name` | string | Yes | The repository's name. |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X POST https://api.g1t.sh/repos/flagon-io/hello/archive \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "id": "rep_01m3m5q6p0e2qaw6mmjahk0qrr",
  "namespace": "flagon-io",
  "name": "hello",
  "description": "A tiny service that says hello.",
  "is_private": false,
  "owner_id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09p",
  "default_branch": "main",
  "fork_of": null,
  "protected": true,
  "created_at": "2026-09-28T14:11:52.640Z",
  "topics": [
    "http",
    "example"
  ],
  "website": "https://hello.g1t.page",
  "archived_at": "2026-10-05T09:30:00.000Z"
}
```

## 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. |