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# Archive Registration

> Archive a V2 registration to stop tax calculations and hide from default views

Archive a registration to completely exclude it from tax calculations and hide it from default list views. Archived registrations are preserved for historical records but no longer participate in tax processing.

## Path parameters

<ParamField path="tax_registration_id" type="string" required>
  The unique identifier (UUID) of the registration to archive.
</ParamField>

## What happens when you archive

* **Tax calculations stop** — The registration is no longer considered when calculating taxes
* **Hidden from views** — Excluded from list results unless you set `include_archived: true`
* **Data preserved** — All historical data remains intact for reference

## Archive vs. close vs. delete

| Action                                                                            | Use case                | Tax calculations         | Reversible      |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- |
| **Archive**                                                                       | Completely disable      | Stopped entirely         | Contact support |
| [**Close**](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/registrations-v2-id-close-POST) | Stop on a specific date | Active within date range | No              |
| [**Delete**](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/registrations-v2-id-DELETE)    | Remove entirely         | N/A — data removed       | No              |

<Note>
  If you need to stop collecting tax starting from a specific date but preserve calculations for the historical period, use [Close](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/registrations-v2-id-close-POST) instead.
</Note>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request POST \
    --url 'https://transaction-tax.api.in.commenda.io/api/v1/registrations/v2/7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7/archive' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer <your_token>'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "message": "Registration archived successfully."
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 - Not found theme={null}
  {
    "error": {
      "type": "REGISTRATION_NOT_FOUND",
      "title": "Registration not found.",
      "status": 404,
      "instance": "/api/v1/registrations/v2/7c9e6679-7425-40de-944b-e07fc1f90ae7/archive"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Viewing archived registrations

To include archived registrations in list results, set `include_archived: true`:

```json theme={null}
POST /registrations/v2/list
{
  "corporation_id": "your-corp-id",
  "include_archived": true
}
```

Archived registrations will have a non-null `archived_at` timestamp.

## Related

* [Close Registration](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/registrations-v2-id-close-POST) — Stop on a specific date (preserves historical calculations)
* [Delete Registration](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/registrations-v2-id-DELETE) — Permanently remove
* [List Registrations](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/registrations-v2-GET) — Use `include_archived: true` to see archived registrations