Archive Vault changedapi/beta/vaults/archive

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---
title: Archive Vault
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/vaults/archive
---

## Archive Vault

**post** `/v1/vaults/{vault_id}/archive`

Archive Vault

### Path Parameters

- `vault_id: string`

### Header Parameters

- `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`

  Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

  - `string`

  - `"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 30 more`

    - `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`

    - `"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`

    - `"computer-use-2024-10-22"`

    - `"computer-use-2025-01-24"`

    - `"pdfs-2024-09-25"`

    - `"token-counting-2024-11-01"`

    - `"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`

    - `"output-128k-2025-02-19"`

    - `"files-api-2025-04-14"`

    - `"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`

    - `"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`

    - `"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`

    - `"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`

    - `"code-execution-2025-05-22"`

    - `"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`

    - `"context-1m-2025-08-07"`

    - `"context-management-2025-06-27"`

    - `"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`

    - `"skills-2025-10-02"`

    - `"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`

    - `"output-300k-2026-03-24"`

    - `"user-profiles-2026-03-24"`

    - `"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`

    - `"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`

    - `"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`

    - `"dreaming-2026-04-21"`

    - `"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`

    - `"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"`

    - `"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"`

    - `"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"`

    - `"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"`

    - `"agent-memory-2026-07-22"`

    - `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`

### Returns

- `BetaManagedAgentsVault object { id, archived_at, created_at, 4 more }`

  A vault that stores credentials for use by agents during sessions.

  - `id: string`

    Unique identifier for the vault.

  - `archived_at: string or null`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `created_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

  - `display_name: string`

    Human-readable name for the vault.

  - `metadata: map[string]`

    Arbitrary key-value metadata attached to the vault.

  - `type: "vault"`

    - `"vault"`

  - `updated_at: string`

    A timestamp in RFC 3339 format

### Example

```http
curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/vaults/$VAULT_ID/archive \
    -X POST \
    -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
    -H 'anthropic-beta: managed-agents-2026-04-01' \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "vlt_011CZkZDLs7fYzm1hXNPeRjv",
  "archived_at": null,
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "display_name": "Example vault",
  "metadata": {
    "environment": "production"
  },
  "type": "vault",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z"
}
```

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