For AI agents: markdown of this page — /docs-content-en/note/collections/archive.md documentation index — /llms.txt
Archive a knowledge base
POST /v1/note/collections/:id/archive
Archives a knowledge base. Cascades the archive to all its documents — they switch to read-only mode.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id |
integer | yes | Knowledge base identifier (path parameter) |
The request body is empty.
Examples
curl — personal key
curl -X POST https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/collections/42/archive \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
curl — OAuth application
curl -X POST https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/collections/42/archive \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_APP_KEY" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN"
JavaScript — personal key
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/collections/42/archive', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
})
const { data } = await res.json()
console.log(data.archived) // true
JavaScript — OAuth application
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/note/collections/42/archive', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
'Authorization': 'Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN',
},
})
Response fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
success |
boolean | Always true on success |
data.archived |
boolean | true on successful archival |
Response example
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"archived": true
}
}
Error response example
404 — knowledge base not found:
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "ENTITY_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Record with ID = `999999` not found"
}
}
Errors
| HTTP | Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | INVALID_PARAMS |
id is not a positive integer |
| 404 | ENTITY_NOT_FOUND |
The knowledge base does not exist or is already archived |
| 403 | BITRIX_ACCESS_DENIED |
No permission to manage the knowledge base |
| 403 | WRITE_BLOCKED_READONLY_KEY |
The key is in read-only mode |
| 403 | SCOPE_DENIED |
The key is missing the note scope |
| 401 | TOKEN_MISSING |
The API key has no configured tokens |
Full list of common API errors — Errors.
Known specifics
- Documents of an archived knowledge base are not returned in the document tree.