Archive a box: nothing more is packed into it

POST /boxes/{boxId}/archive

Archive a box: nothing more is packed into it, and parcels already packed keep their cartons.

Saving it again restores it. Appends fulfillment.box-archived. Idempotent by state: a box is archived once, so a retry on one already archived appends nothing.

Access

Requires shipping:write.

How scopes come from roles: Scopes and roles. Getting a token: Authentication and app tokens.

Retries

Idempotent by state: a box is archived once, so a retry on one already archived appends nothing.

Why every write carries a key: Idempotency and retries.

Facts appended

fulfillment.box-archived

What a fact is: Facts and the journal.

AI agent tool

Agents call this as fulfillment_archive_box (Fulfillment: Archive box), in the parcels toolset. It is marked destructive, so the agent asks before running it.

Connecting an agent: AI agents.

Example

curl

curl -X POST 'https://fulfillment.getmanifold.io/boxes/box_01a0f6b4-4f20-7bb1-9d35-3d4e5f607182/archive' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLD_TOKEN"

JavaScript (fetch)

const response = await fetch("https://fulfillment.getmanifold.io/boxes/box_01a0f6b4-4f20-7bb1-9d35-3d4e5f607182/archive", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MANIFOLD_TOKEN}` },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);
const answer = await response.json();

Response · 200 · application/json

{
  "id": "box_01a0f6b4-4f20-7bb1-9d35-3d4e5f607182",
  "name": "Mailer satchel",
  "inner": {
    "lengthMm": 350,
    "widthMm": 250,
    "heightMm": 40
  },
  "tareGrams": 30,
  "maxWeightGrams": 3000,
  "packaging": "satchel",
  "sites": {
    "_tag": "all"
  },
  "archived": true,
  "createdAt": "2026-10-14T23:04:51.902Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-20T04:00:12.310Z"
}

The panel writes this call in other languages. It does not send it: Manifold's APIs do not take calls from a web page on another site, so run the call from your own code or terminal. The whole API as OpenAPI: fulfillment-manager.openapi.json. Base URL https://fulfillment.getmanifold.io.

Errors

Every refusal is a status and a JSON body whose _tag names it. A refused call changes nothing.

`401`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`Unauthorized` reason	The token is missing, expired or not one Manifold issued.	Get a fresh token and send the call again.
`TokenAlreadyUsed` tokenId	A single-use app token was already spent.	Mint a new token for this call.

`402`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`SubscriptionRequired` status	The organization's subscription has lapsed, so writes are refused.	An owner settles billing. Reads still work meanwhile.

`403`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`TenantRequired` userId	The token names no organization.	Choose the organization, then get a new token.
`ScopeRequired` required	The token's roles do not grant the scope this call needs.	Ask an owner or admin for a role that grants it.

`404`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`BoxNotFound` boxId	No such record in this organization.	Check the id in the path or the body.

`409`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`MirroredFromSource` source	This area is fed by your source system until the organization goes live.	Make the change in the source system, or go live first.

`503`

Refusal	What it means	What to do
`RequestLogUnavailable` tokenId, reason	The service could not record the request, so it did nothing.	Send the same request again shortly.

How refusals work everywhere: Errors.