---
title: "Restore a previous version"
description: "Open an earlier published version of a piece of content from History, read it, and make it the published version again."
sidebar:
  order: 2
area: library
feature: content
appPath: /library/home
lastVerified: 2026-10-22
version: "2026-10-16"
audience: admin
screenshots:
  - id: library-content-history
    caption: Version History lists every published version with its time and publisher.
related:
  - library/content/publish-content
  - library/content/reference-content-states
intercom:
  - id: "16768547"
    title: "Guide to the Pyn Library: Content and Media (Pyn 2)"
    url: https://intercom.help/pyn/en/articles/16768547-guide-to-the-pyn-library-content-and-media-pyn-2
    note: draws on
---

A publish went out with a mistake, or you want last quarter's wording back. Every publish is kept as a version, so you can read any of them and put one back live.

## Before you start

- You are a workspace admin.
- The content has been published more than once; otherwise **Version History** has a single entry.

![Version History lists every published version with its time and publisher.](https://support.pynhq.com/media/library/content/library-content-history.png)

## Steps

1. In Pyn, open **Library** in the left navigation and select the content to open the editor.

2. On the right-hand rail select **History**. **Version History** lists versions newest first: the open one reads **This version**, the live one is marked with a dot, and each shows when it was published and by whom.

3. Select the version you want. It opens read-only: the title and body cannot be edited and the header reads **Viewing previous version**.

4. Check it is the one you want, then select **Restore** at the top right.

5. The editor returns to the current content with that version's title and body, and the version is now the published one.

> **Note:** Restoring copies the old version onto the draft as well, so any unpublished edits you had are replaced. Publish again afterwards if you want to change it further.

## What you should see

The header no longer reads **Draft autosaved**, **Publish** is inactive, and in **Version History** the dot has moved to the version you restored. Messages that link to the content now open that version.

## Related

- [Publish content](https://support.pynhq.com/library/content/publish-content/) for how versions are created.
- [Content states and versions](https://support.pynhq.com/library/content/reference-content-states/) for how restore relates to the draft.

## Related Intercom articles

- [Guide to the Pyn Library: Content and Media (Pyn 2)](https://intercom.help/pyn/en/articles/16768547-guide-to-the-pyn-library-content-and-media-pyn-2) — draws on