> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.bloxs.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Archive a person > Archives an existing person from the given date. Either reference or externalIdentifier must have a value. If both are given, both are used for retrieving the person. ## OpenAPI ````json POST /api/v1/relations/persons/archive { "openapi": "3.0.4", "info": { "title": "Relations V1", "description": "# Relation API Documentation\n\nWelcome to the Relationship Management API documentation. This API allows you to perform CRUD operations on various relationship types, including Owners, Persons, Suppliers, Estate Agents, and Organisations. \n\n## Authentication \n\nTo access the API, include your API key in the headers. Refer to our authentication documentation for details on obtaining and using your API key. \n\n## CRUD Operations \n\nThe API supports CRUD operations for the following relationship types: \n\n- **Owners**\n- **Persons**\n- **Suppliers**\n- **Estate Agents**\n- **Organisations**\n\nFor each relationship type, you can: \n\n- **GET**: Retrieve a list or apply filters.\n- **POST**: Add a new entry.\n- **PUT**: Update existing details.\n- **PATCH**: Apply partial updates.\n- **DELETE**: Remove an entry.\n\nThank you for choosing our Relation API. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our support team. \n", "version": "v1" }, "security": [ {} ], "tags": [ { "name": "Common" }, { "name": "CommunicationFormAPI" }, { "name": "EstateAgentAPI" }, { "name": "Metadata" }, { "name": "OrganisationAPI" }, { "name": "OwnerAPI" }, { "name": "PersonAPI" }, { "name": "RelationTypeAPI" }, { "name": "SupplierAPI" }, { "name": "SupplierTypeAPI" } ], "paths": { "/api/v1/relations/persons/archive": { "post": { "tags": [ "Relations" ], "summary": "Archive a person", "description": "Archives an existing person from the given date. Either reference or externalIdentifier must have a value. If both are given, both are used for retrieving the person.", "operationId": "ArchivePerson", "parameters": [ { "name": "archiveDate", "in": "query", "description": "The date on which it is archived.", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string", "format": "date" } }, { "name": "reference", "in": "query", "description": "The internal identifier of the model (i.e. Reference, Code, Name, depends on model).", "schema": { "type": "string" } }, { "name": "externalIdentifier", "in": "query", "description": "The external API identifier of the model.", "schema": { "type": "string" } } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "The person was archived", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PersonDetails" } } } }, "400": { "description": "The archiving has validation issues", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/APIErrorMessageModel" } } } }, "404": { "description": "The requested person was not found." } }, "x-d360-narrative-url": "

Archive a Person

Archives an existing person relation as of a given date.

A developer calls this endpoint when a person relation is no longer active (for example an individual who is no longer a tenant or contact) but should be retained in Bloxs for historical and audit purposes rather than deleted.

The person to archive is located via reference or externalIdentifier.

Request Fields

Field

Type

Required

Description

archiveDate

string (date)

Required

The date from which the person is considered archived, formatted as ISO 8601 (YYYY-MM-DD), for example \"2026-06-30\".

reference

string

Required (at least one of reference or externalIdentifier must be given)

The internal identifier (Reference/Code) of the person to archive.

externalIdentifier

string

Required (at least one of reference or externalIdentifier must be given)

The external API identifier of the person to archive.

Response Fields

Field

Type

Required

Description

reference

string, max 100

Optional

The internal identifier (Reference/Code) of the archived person.

externalIdentifier

string, max 100

Optional

The external API identifier of the archived person, if any.

displayName

string

Optional

The formatted display name of the person.

initials

string, max 20

Optional

The person's initials.

firstName

string, max 200

Optional

The person's first name.

lastNamePrefix

string, max 112

Optional

A name prefix or particle preceding the last name.

lastName

string, max 200

Required

The person's last name (surname).

dateOfBirth

string (date), nullable

Optional

The person's date of birth, formatted as an ISO 8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD).

jobTitle

string, max 256

Optional

The person's job title.

relationTypeName

string, max 256

Required

The relation type assigned to this person.

communicationFormName

string, max 256

Required

The salutation/gender form used to address this person in correspondence.

correspondenceMethod

integer (enum)

Required

How correspondence is delivered to this person. Allowed values: 1 = Email, 2 = Post.

languageISOCode

string, max 2, nullable

Optional

ISO 639-1 two-letter language code determining the correspondence language.

address.street

string, max 200

Conditionally required

Street name of the person's main address.

address.houseNumber

string, max 40, nullable

Optional

House number of the person's main address, including any suffix.

address.postalCode

string, max 20

Conditionally required

Postal code of the person's main address.

address.city

string, max 200

Conditionally required

City of the person's main address.

address.countryISOCode

string, max 2

Conditionally required

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the person's main address.

invoiceAddress.street

string, max 200

Required (if invoiceAddress is set)

Street name of the invoice address.

invoiceAddress.houseNumber

string, max 40, nullable

Optional

House number of the invoice address.

invoiceAddress.postalCode

string, max 20

Required (if invoiceAddress is set)

Postal code of the invoice address.

invoiceAddress.city

string, max 200

Required (if invoiceAddress is set)

City of the invoice address.

invoiceAddress.countryISOCode

string, max 2

Required (if invoiceAddress is set)

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the invoice address.

postalAddress.street

string, max 200

Required (if postalAddress is set)

Street name of the postal address.

postalAddress.houseNumber

string, max 40, nullable

Optional

House number of the postal address.

postalAddress.postalCode

string, max 20

Required (if postalAddress is set)

Postal code of the postal address.

postalAddress.city

string, max 200

Required (if postalAddress is set)

City of the postal address.

postalAddress.countryISOCode

string, max 2

Required (if postalAddress is set)

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code of the postal address.

phoneNumber

string, nullable

Optional

The person's landline phone number.

mobileNumber

string, nullable

Optional

The person's mobile phone number.

primaryEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Conditionally required

The person's primary email address(es).

invoicesEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Optional

Email address(es) that receive invoices for this person.

paymentRemindersEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Optional

Email address(es) that receive payment reminder correspondence.

indexationsEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Optional

Email address(es) that receive rent or fee indexation notices.

serviceTicketsEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Optional

Email address(es) that receive service or maintenance ticket correspondence.

purchaseOrdersEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Optional

Email address(es) that receive purchase order correspondence.

portalsEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Optional

Email address(es) used for portal-related notifications.

otherEmailAddresses

array of string, nullable

Optional

Any additional email address(es) not covered by the categories above.

cocNumber

string, max 256, nullable

Optional

Chamber of Commerce (KVK-style) registration number, where applicable.

cocDescription

string, nullable

Optional

Free-text description associated with the Chamber of Commerce registration.

vatNumber

string, max 256, nullable

Optional

The person's VAT identification number.

identificationTypes

array of objects, nullable

Optional

Identification documents stored for this person. See sub-fields below.

identificationTypes.identificationTypeItemName

string, max 256

Required (within each entry)

The type of identification document, for example \"Passport\".

identificationTypes.identificationNumber

string, max 100

Required (within each entry)

The document number for the identification entry.

remarks

string, nullable

Optional

Free-text internal remarks about the person.

archiveDate

string (date), nullable

Optional

The date from which the person is now archived, formatted as an ISO 8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD). Reflects the value submitted in the request.

" } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "PersonDetails": { "required": [ "communicationFormName", "correspondenceMethod", "lastName", "relationTypeName" ], "type": "object", "properties": { "languageISOCode": { "maxLength": 2, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "address": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Address" }, "invoiceAddress": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Address" }, "postalAddress": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Address" }, "primaryEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "invoicesEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "paymentRemindersEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "indexationsEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "serviceTicketsEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "purchaseOrdersEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "portalsEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "otherEmailAddresses": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "externalIdentifier": { "maxLength": 100, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "phoneNumber": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "mobileNumber": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "cocNumber": { "maxLength": 256, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "cocDescription": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "vatNumber": { "maxLength": 256, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "correspondenceMethod": { "type": "integer", "description": "Email = 1\nPost = 2", "format": "int32", "x-enumNames": [ "Email", "Post" ] }, "remarks": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "relationTypeName": { "maxLength": 256, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" }, "communicationFormName": { "maxLength": 256, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" }, "initials": { "maxLength": 20, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "firstName": { "maxLength": 200, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "lastName": { "maxLength": 200, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" }, "lastNamePrefix": { "maxLength": 112, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "dateOfBirth": { "type": "string", "format": "date", "nullable": true }, "jobTitle": { "maxLength": 256, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "identificationTypes": { "type": "array", "items": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/IdentificationType" }, "nullable": true }, "reference": { "maxLength": 100, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "displayName": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "archiveDate": { "type": "string", "format": "date", "nullable": true } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "APIErrorMessageModel": { "type": "object", "properties": { "type": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "title": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "traceId": { "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "status": { "type": "integer", "format": "int32" }, "errors": { "type": "object", "additionalProperties": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" }, "nullable": true }, "nullable": true } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "Address": { "required": [ "city", "countryISOCode", "postalCode", "street" ], "type": "object", "properties": { "street": { "maxLength": 200, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" }, "houseNumber": { "maxLength": 40, "minLength": 0, "type": "string", "nullable": true }, "postalCode": { "maxLength": 20, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" }, "city": { "maxLength": 200, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" }, "countryISOCode": { "maxLength": 2, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "IdentificationType": { "required": [ "identificationNumber", "identificationTypeItemName" ], "type": "object", "properties": { "identificationTypeItemName": { "maxLength": 256, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" }, "identificationNumber": { "maxLength": 100, "minLength": 0, "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false } } } } ````