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[CLOSED] Retrieve collection from archived project

Oct 20, 2025, 09:00Last activity 9 months ago

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GrizzOriginal post

Rank 3: Container

Oct 20, 2025, 08:52

Hey there, so I archivef a project on 1st September 2025 and now I need the data from one of its collections. Any way I can retrieve it?

Summary

User was trying to retrieve a collection from an archived project using the Appwrite CLI but faced errors due to project being archived. They explored options like upgrading to Pro, setting up a self-hosted Appwrite version, and migrating the project to access data, with detailed steps provided by another user. Finally, a support team member unarchived the user's project temporarily so they could retrieve the needed data.

Grizz

Rank 3: Container

Oct 20, 2025, 08:53

is there a way to:

archive a currently active project
unarchive this one
get the data I need
archive this one back
unarchive the active project

Oct 20, 2025, 08:53

Cc @Steven

Steven

Oct 20, 2025, 17:05

isn't it read only? What issue are you having accessing it?

Ryan

Rank 3: Container

Oct 21, 2025, 08:59

It doesnt appear in project list in the console
If i go to the project details through the url (like console.appwrite.io/console/project-projectname) it works, but then i go to databases tab and if i remember correctly it gives 405: this project is archived

Ryan

Rank 3: Container

Oct 21, 2025, 08:59

I just came home ill give the screenshot in a bit

Ryan

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Oct 21, 2025, 11:29

Ryan

Rank 3: Container

Oct 23, 2025, 09:43

@Steven?

Ryan

Rank 3: Container

Oct 23, 2025, 16:20

@Steven tried appwrite CLI too, didn't work either:

appwrite pull
(node:6444) Warning: Accessing non-existent property 'success' of module exports inside circular dependency
(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
? Which resources would you like to pull? Collections (Databases)
ℹ Info: Fetching collections ...
ℹ Info: For detailed error pass the --verbose or --report flag
✗ Error: Project is archived and cannot be modified. Please contact the organization admin for details.

Steven

Oct 23, 2025, 19:30

Can you look at the network logs and see what request resulted in this error?

Ryan

Rank 3: Container

Oct 24, 2025, 09:18

which one?

Ryan

Rank 3: Container

Oct 24, 2025, 09:18

@Steven

Ryan