> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developers.gamma.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developers.gamma.app/images/archive-image.md).

# POST /images/media/{savedMediaId}/archive

Remove a generated image (or other item you created) from the workspace media library without deleting the underlying file. Existing URLs continue to work.

## Archive a media item

> Removes an item you created (such as a generated image) from the workspace media library. The operation is idempotent - archiving an already archived item succeeds. The underlying file is not deleted: existing URLs continue to work.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"Gamma Public API","version":"1.0"},"tags":[{"name":"public-api","description":"Public API endpoints for external integrations"}],"servers":[{"url":"https://public-api.gamma.app","description":"Production"}],"security":[{"api-key":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"api-key":{"type":"apiKey","in":"header","name":"X-API-KEY","description":"API key for authentication"}},"schemas":{"ArchiveImageResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"savedMediaId":{"type":"string","description":"The media library identifier of the archived item"},"archived":{"type":"boolean","description":"Confirmation that the item is archived"}},"required":["savedMediaId","archived"]}}},"paths":{"/v1.0/images/media/{savedMediaId}/archive":{"post":{"description":"Removes an item you created (such as a generated image) from the workspace media library. The operation is idempotent - archiving an already archived item succeeds. The underlying file is not deleted: existing URLs continue to work.","operationId":"archiveImage","parameters":[{"name":"savedMediaId","required":true,"in":"path","description":"The media library identifier of the item to archive, as returned in `image.savedMediaId` by the image generation status endpoint","schema":{"type":"string"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Item archived successfully","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ArchiveImageResponse"}}}},"400":{"description":"Invalid request parameters"},"401":{"description":"Invalid or missing API key"},"403":{"description":"Access denied or feature not available"},"404":{"description":"Item not found"}},"summary":"Archive a media item","tags":["public-api"]}}}}
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Pass the `savedMediaId` from `image.savedMediaId` on a completed [GET /images/{id}](/images/get-image-generation-status.md) response. Archiving is idempotent — repeating the request on an already archived item returns `200` with `"archived": true`.
{% endhint %}

## Related

* [GET /images/{id}](/images/get-image-generation-status.md) to retrieve `savedMediaId` after generation completes
* [POST /images](/images/create-image-generation.md) to generate a new standalone image
* [POST /gammas/{gammaId}/archive](/management/archive-gamma.md) to archive a Gamma document instead


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