Archive a template

Archive a Forward template.

POST /api/v1/forward/templates/{template_id}/archive

Archives a template without deleting historical records.

Headers

Header	Required	Description
Authorization	Yes	Bearer <PAT>
Idempotency-Key	No	Optional idempotency key for unsafe requests.

Path parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
template_id	string	Yes	Forward Template ID.

Example request

curl -s -X POST 'https://api.qoder.com/api/v1/forward/templates/tmpl_support/archive' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QODER_PAT"

Example response

HTTP 200 OK

{
  "type": "template",
  "id": "tmpl_support",
  "name": "Support assistant",
  "description": "Handles pre-sales and after-sales support",
  "status": "archived",
  "model": "ultimate",
  "system": "You are a helpful support assistant.",
  "tools": [],
  "mcp_servers": [],
  "skills": [],
  "multiagent": null,
  "environment_id": "env_support",
  "vault_ids": ["vault_crm"],
  "files": {},
  "environment_variables": {
    "BASE_MODE": "support"
  },
  "metadata": {},
  "created_at": "2026-06-18T10:00:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-06-18T10:30:00Z"
}

Response fields

Returns the archived Template object with status set to archived.

Errors

HTTP	Type	Trigger
401	authentication_error	PAT invalid or expired.
404	not_found_error	Template does not exist or is not visible to the caller.
409	conflict_error	Template state does not allow archive.

Notes

• Archive is a soft lifecycle state.
• Archived templates are excluded from list results unless requested by status.

Related

List templates

Clone a template