---
title: pricebook.archiveItem | Doing Work API
description: Archive a price book item, or bring it back with archived false (owner or office). Quotes that used it keep their lines.
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/pricebook-archiveitem/
---

# pricebook.archiveItem

Archive a price book item, or bring it back with archived false (owner or office). Quotes that used it keep their lines.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Agents can call this |
| REST | `POST /v1/pricebook/items/archive` |
| MCP tool | `pricebook_archiveItem` |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Quotes (unlimited)](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#quotes-unlimited) |

## When to use it

Archive a price book item, or bring it back with archived false (owner or office). Quotes that used it keep their lines.

## What to tell the owner

Say what you did in plain words and what happens next.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `item_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `archived` | boolean | no |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/pricebook/items/archive
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

{
  "item_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
}
```

## Output

JSON. The response shape isn't published yet; read the fields you need and ignore the rest. Errors are `{code, message, status}`.

## Errors

| Code | Status | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| `invalid_input`, `invalid_token`, `rate_limited` |  | Can happen on any call. See [errors](https://doingwork.work/docs/errors/). |