# Restores previously archived packages back to active state

Moves one or more archived packages back to live (active) state so they can be used again in deployments and SSP publishing.

## Endpoint

`POST /dcapi/swDeployment/package/restoreArchivedPackages`

## Request URL

`https://`[{serverurl}](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/oauth-authentication-endpoint-domain.html)`/dcapi/swDeployment/package/restoreArchivedPackages`

## Scope

`DesktopCentralCloud.SWDeployment.CREATE`

### Header

`Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52`

## Request Parameters

### Request Headers

- **Content-Type** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  `application/PackageRestoreStatus.v1+json`
- **Accept** `string` — **Mandatory**  
  `application/PackageRestoreStatus.v1+json`

### Request Body

`application/json`

- `packageIds` `array` — Optional  
  Array of package ID longs to restore. Obtain package IDs from the `packageId` field in the response of the [List Packages](https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/help/api/cloud/packages-list-packages.html) API.

## Sample Request

```curl
curl --request POST \
  --url https://appdomains/dcapi/swDeployment/package/restoreArchivedPackages \
  --header 'Accept: application/PackageRestoreStatus.v1+json' \
  --header 'Authorization: Zoho-oauthtoken  d92d4xxxxxxxxxxxxx15f52' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/PackageRestoreStatus.v1+json' \
  --data '{}'
```

## Sample Request Body

### Restore one package

```json
{
  "packageIds": [
    10001
  ]
}
```

### Restore multiple packages

```json
{
  "packageIds": [
    10001,
    10002
  ]
}
```

## Response Parameters

### HTTP Code 200

Response Body — `application/json`

- `status` `string`  
  Operation result message

### HTTP Code 500

Response Body — `application/json`

- `errorCode` `string`  
  `SW_INTERNAL_ERROR` for cleanup settings failures, `INTERNAL_ERROR` for restore operation errors
- `errorMessage` `string`  
  Internal server error with details about the cleanup policy or archive restore failure

## Possible Response Codes

- `200` — HTTP code
- `500` — HTTP code

## Sample Response: HTTP 200

### Packages restored

```json
{
  "status": "success"
}
```

## Sample Response: HTTP 500

### Server error

```json
{
  "errorMessage": "Internal Server Error",
  "errorCode": "INTERNAL_ERROR"
}
```

## API Limits

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**Duration:** 1 minute | **Threshold:** 30 | **Lock period:** 5 minutes

Duration - Time window for the threshold.  
Threshold - Number of API calls allowed within the specified duration.  
Lock Period - Wait time before consecutive API requests.