# title: Archive Environment url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/environments/archive

# Archive Environment

POST /v1/environments/{environment_id}/archive

Archive an environment by ID. Archived environments cannot be used to create new sessions.

# Path parameters

• environment_id: string

# Headers

• "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 43 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"

    • "user-profiles-2026-08-18"

    • "user-profiles-2026-09-04"

    • "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"

    • "compact-2026-01-12"

    • "computer-use-2025-11-24"

    • "mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"

    • "structured-outputs-2025-11-13"

    • "task-budgets-2026-03-13"

    • "thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"

    • "ce-user-management-2026-07-13"

    • "mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"

    • "thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"

    • "mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"

    • "compact-2026-09-04"

• "anthropic-workspace-id": optional string

# Returns

• BetaEnvironment object

  Unified Environment resource for both cloud and self-hosted environments.

  • type: "environment"

    The type of object (always 'environment')

    default: environment

  • id: string

    Environment identifier (e.g., 'env_...')

  • archived_at: string or null

    RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was archived, or null if not archived

  • config: BetaCloudConfig or BetaSelfHostedConfig

    Environment configuration (either Anthropic Cloud or self-hosted)

    • BetaCloudConfig object

      cloud environment configuration.

      • type: "cloud"

        Environment type

      • networking: BetaUnrestrictedNetwork or BetaLimitedNetwork

        Network configuration policy.

        • BetaUnrestrictedNetwork object

          Unrestricted network access.

          • type: "unrestricted"

            Network policy type

        • BetaLimitedNetwork object

          Limited network access.

          • type: "limited"

            Network policy type

          • allow_mcp_servers: boolean

            Permits outbound access to MCP server endpoints configured on the agent, beyond those listed in the allowed_hosts array.

          • allow_package_managers: boolean

            Permits outbound access to public package registries (PyPI, npm, etc.) beyond those listed in the allowed_hosts array.

          • allowed_hosts: array of string

            Specifies domains the container can reach.

      • packages: BetaPackages

        Package manager configuration.

        • type: optional "packages"

          Package configuration type

          default: packages

        • apt: array of string

          Ubuntu/Debian packages to install

        • cargo: array of string

          Rust packages to install

        • gem: array of string

          Ruby packages to install

        • go: array of string

          Go packages to install

        • npm: array of string

          Node.js packages to install

        • pip: array of string

          Python packages to install

    • BetaSelfHostedConfig object

      Configuration for self-hosted environments.

      • type: "self_hosted"

        Environment type

  • created_at: string

    RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was created

  • description: string or null

    User-provided description for the environment; null when unset

  • metadata: map[string]

    User-provided metadata key-value pairs

  • name: string

    Human-readable name for the environment

  • updated_at: string

    RFC 3339 timestamp when environment was last updated

  • scope: optional "organization" or "account"

    The visibility scope for this environment. 'organization' means visible to all accounts. 'account' means visible only to the owning account.

    • "organization"

    • "account"

# Example

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/environments/$ENVIRONMENT_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 (200)

{
  "id": "env_011CZkZ9X2dpNyB7HsEFoRfW",
  "archived_at": null,
  "config": {
    "networking": {
      "allow_mcp_servers": false,
      "allow_package_managers": true,
      "allowed_hosts": [
        "api.example.com"
      ],
      "type": "limited"
    },
    "packages": {
      "apt": [
        "string"
      ],
      "cargo": [
        "string"
      ],
      "gem": [
        "string"
      ],
      "go": [
        "string"
      ],
      "npm": [
        "string"
      ],
      "pip": [
        "pandas",
        "numpy"
      ],
      "type": "packages"
    },
    "type": "cloud"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "description": "Python environment with data-analysis packages.",
  "metadata": {},
  "name": "python-data-analysis",
  "type": "environment",
  "updated_at": "2026-03-15T10:00:00Z",
  "scope": "organization"
}