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# Unarchive a space

POST https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/unarchive
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Unarchive a space to make it active again. Pass a `productId` in the request body to assign a product license to the space upon unarchiving.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/spaces/unarchive-space

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space in form of a string

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, required) — Version of the space to update

### Body (application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json)

This endpoint expects an object.

- `productId` (string, optional) — Product Id to assign to a space

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "productId": "<productId>"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "name": "Contentful Example API",
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2026-02-16T22:30:32.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
    "organization": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "0D9ZC8rLWiw6x5qizZGiRs",
        "linkType": "Organization",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Space",
    "updatedAt": "2026-02-21T23:50:29.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 3
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const space = await client.space.get({
  spaceId: '<space_id>',
});

const unarchivedSpace = await space.unarchive({ productId: '<product_id>' })
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.unarchive({ productId: '<product_id>' }))
.catch(console.error)
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```