Unable to "un-archive" item on PUT with archive=false

[Bob Hewett]

Is there a way to un-archive an item?  I want to be able to do this but when I try to change the <archive>value I get the following response:

"Item not Updated. "archived" cannot be set on Update. File: /web/cloud/includes/business/process/Base.class.php Line: 100"

[marshall...@lightspeedretail.com]

Bob,

You would not do a PUT command, you would send a DELETE command to https://api.merchantos.com/API/Account/XXXXX/Item/ITEMID.  This will archive it automatically.  

Thanks,

Marshall Merritt

[Bob Hewett]

I'm trying to 'un-delete' it, not archive (or delete it).  Our system is the system of record, so I want to make sure we can "un-delete' items that have been removed in Lightspeed.  There was another post that indicated this should work.

Do I have to do a POST instead to re-add it?

[marshall...@lightspeedretail.com]

Bob,

Currently the API does not support unarchiving the product. You would have to create a new product (which will give you a new ItemID) based off the old product through the API.

Thanks,

Marshall

[br...@newdistrict.ca]

3 years later, still cannot unarchive products using the API.  Another example of the discrepancy between what is possible in UI what is possible with API.

Is there plans to ever reconcile this gap and allow unarchiving products using the API?