---
title: shops.reopen | Doing Work API
description: Reopen a closed shop (only the owner who closed it, on a hosted page, within 90 days of closing). You come back as owner. Workers are not added back: invit
url: https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/shops-reopen/
---

# shops.reopen

Reopen a closed shop (only the owner who closed it, on a hosted page, within 90 days of closing). You come back as owner. Workers are not added back: invite them again. Customer links that ended at close stay ended; send new ones. Connect your payments account again to take payments. After 90 days the shop cannot be reopened.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Who | Hosted page only (a person does it in the browser) |
| REST | `POST /v1/shops/reopen` |
| MCP tool | Not an MCP tool |
| Writes | yes, send an Idempotency-Key |
| Area | [Shop](https://doingwork.work/docs/reference/#shop) |

## When to use it

Reopen a closed shop (only the owner who closed it, on a hosted page, within 90 days of closing). You come back as owner.

## What to tell the owner

Send the person the link. They finish this step themselves on the page; you never do it for them.

## Input

| Field | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |

## Example

```http
POST https://doingwork.work/v1/shops/reopen
content-type: application/json
Idempotency-Key: 3f1c...

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

## Output

| Field | Type | Always there |
|---|---|---|
| `shop_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `status` | string | yes |
| `membership_id` | string (uuid) | yes |
| `closed_at` | string (date-time) | yes |

```json
{
  "shop_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "status": "...",
  "membership_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
  "closed_at": "..."
}
```

## Errors

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