---
title: Archive an automation
description: Retire an automation so it enrols nobody and leaves the Automations list, while enrollments already in progress run to completion.
sidebar:
  order: 2
area: flows
feature: automations
appPath: /flows/home
lastVerified: 2026-10-22
version: "2026-10-16"
audience: admin
related:
  - flows/automations/change-the-mode
  - flows/automations/automation-and-enrollment-states
  - activity/enrollments
---

Archiving sets the automation to **Inactive** and removes it from the list. Nobody new is enrolled; anyone already enrolled still receives their remaining steps. Use **Deactivate** instead when you expect to switch the flow back on.

## Before you start

- Archiving needs the admin or owner role.
- To stop messages that are already scheduled, stop each enrollment under [Enrollments](https://support.pynhq.com/activity/enrollments/) before or after archiving. Archiving alone does not cancel them.

## Steps

1. In Pyn, open **Flows** in the left navigation, then **Automations**.

2. Open the **...** menu at the right of the row and select **Archive**. Inside the editor, select the mode button, then **Change Mode**, then **Archive** ("Archive this flow. Archived flows are also considered inactive.").

3. Confirm. The row disappears from the table.

> **Note:** An archived automation is restored the moment someone changes its mode again through the API or support, which sets a new mode and unarchives it in one step. If archiving fails, Pyn shows an error and leaves the automation as it was.

## What you should see

The automation is gone from **Automations**. Its enrollments remain under [Enrollments](https://support.pynhq.com/activity/enrollments/) and finish on schedule.

## Related

- [Change the mode of an automation](https://support.pynhq.com/flows/automations/change-the-mode/) for Deactivate, the reversible option.
- [Automation and enrollment states](https://support.pynhq.com/flows/automations/automation-and-enrollment-states/) for what archived means.
- [Enrollments](https://support.pynhq.com/activity/enrollments/) to stop anything still scheduled.