---
title: "Archive certificate"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/certificates/archive-certificate.html
api_method: PUT
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/archive"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/archive"
---

**PUT** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/archive`

Use this endpoint to archive a certificate. By default, archived certificates do not appear in response data for the [List reissues](https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/orders/list-reissues.md) and [List duplicates](https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/orders/list-duplicates.md) API endpoints. You cannot archive the primary certificate on an order.

To restore an archived certificate, use the [Restore certificate](https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/certificates/restore-certificate.md) endpoint.

## Example requests and responses

## cURL

```bash
curl --request PUT 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/certificate/{{certificate_id}}/archive' \
--header 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'
```

**204 No Content**

```console
// No content
```

**400 Bad Request**

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "cannot_archive_primary_certificate",
      "message": "Primary certificate cannot be archived"
    }
  ]
}
```


## Path parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>certificate_id</td>
<td>number</td>
<td>ID of certificate to archive. Cannot be the primary certificate on an order.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>