Unpublish an article, reverting it to draft.

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/v3/projects/{project_id}/articles/{article_id}/unpublish

Reverts a published article back to draft status. The version_number field in the request body specifies which version to unpublish. The user_id field is required when using M2M (client credentials) tokens. Requires PublishArticles permission (not UpdateArticles). The article content is preserved but is no longer visible to end users on the knowledge base site.

Security

OAuth

All V3 endpoints require a Bearer token. Generate tokens in the Document360 portal under Settings > API Tokens. Tokens are project-scoped, require the customerApi scope, and do not expire by default. Tokens can be revoked at any time from the portal. Include the token in every request: Authorization: Bearer <your-token>. Alternatively, use the Authorize button below to sign in via OAuth2 Authorization Code flow with PKCE.

FlowAuthorization Code

Authorization URLhttps://identity.document360.net/connect/authorize

Token URLhttps://identity.document360.net/connect/token

Scopes:

customerApiDocument360 Customer API

Path parameters

project_id

string (uuid) Required

The unique identifier of the project. Retrieve project IDs from GET /v3/projects.

Example9a3b4c5d-6e7f-8a9b-0c1d-2e3f4a5b6c7d

article_id

string (uuid) Required

The unique identifier of the article. Retrieve article IDs from GET /v3/projects/{project_id}/articles.

Example9a3b4c5d-6e7f-8a9b-0c1d-2e3f4a5b6c7d

Query parameters

lang_code

string

ISO 639-1 language code (e.g., en, fr). Defaults to the project's primary language if omitted.

Pattern^[a-z]{2}(-[A-Z]{2})?$

Exampleen

Body parameters

Unpublish details.

Unpublish an article version

Reverts the published article version to draft status, removing it from reader visibility.

{
  "user_id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d",
  "project_version_id": "1c2d3e4f-5a6b-7c8d-9e0f-a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "version_number": 2
}

object

Request to unpublish an article or category version, reverting it to draft.

user_id

string | null

The identifier of the user performing the unpublish. Required for API token (M2M) authentication. When using a user access token (OAuth), this field is ignored — the user ID is resolved from the token. Retrieve user IDs from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/users.

Examplea1b2c3d4-e5f6-7a8b-9c0d-1e2f3a4b5c6d

project_version_id

string Required

The project version the entity belongs to. Retrieve version IDs from GET /v3/projects/{projectId}/project-versions.

Min length1

Example1c2d3e4f-5a6b-7c8d-9e0f-a1b2c3d4e5f6

version_number

integer (int32) Required

The version number to unpublish. List available versions from the corresponding versions endpoint.

Example2

Responses

200

Article unpublished successfully.

Article unpublished successfully

The article has been reverted to draft status.

{
  "success": true,
  "request_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": null,
  "warnings": null
}

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object

Base API response wrapper indicating success or failure.

success

boolean

Whether the API request was successful.

request_id

string

Unique identifier for request tracing and correlation.

Min length1

errors

Array of object (ApiError) | null

List of errors if the request failed.

object

Represents an error returned by the API.

code

string

Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable error message.

Min length1

field

string | null

The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

details

string | null

Additional context about the error.

warnings

Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

List of non-fatal warnings from the request.

object

Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

code

string

Machine-readable warning code.

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable warning message.

Min length1

400

The request body is malformed or contains invalid JSON.

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object

RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

type

string

URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

Min length1

title

string

Short human-readable summary of the error type.

Min length1

status

integer (int32)

HTTP status code.

detail

string | null

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

instance

string | null

URI of the request that generated the error.

trace_id

string | null

Request trace identifier for correlation.

errors

Array of object (ApiError) | null

Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

object

Represents an error returned by the API.

code

string

Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable error message.

Min length1

field

string | null

The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

details

string | null

Additional context about the error.

warnings

Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

object

Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

code

string

Machine-readable warning code.

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable warning message.

Min length1

401

Authentication token is missing or invalid.

Headers

WWW-Authenticate

string

Indicates the authentication scheme required. Returns `Bearer` with optional `error` and `error_description` parameters per RFC 6750.

Missing or invalid token

Authentication token is missing or invalid.

{
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/unauthorized",
  "title": "Unauthorized.",
  "status": 401,
  "detail": "The authentication token is missing or has expired.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
      "message": "Bearer token is missing or invalid.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}

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object

RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

type

string

URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

Min length1

title

string

Short human-readable summary of the error type.

Min length1

status

integer (int32)

HTTP status code.

detail

string | null

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

instance

string | null

URI of the request that generated the error.

trace_id

string | null

Request trace identifier for correlation.

errors

Array of object (ApiError) | null

Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

object

Represents an error returned by the API.

code

string

Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable error message.

Min length1

field

string | null

The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

details

string | null

Additional context about the error.

warnings

Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

object

Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

code

string

Machine-readable warning code.

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable warning message.

Min length1

404

Article not found.

Resource not found

The requested resource was not found.

{
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/not-found",
  "title": "Not Found.",
  "status": 404,
  "detail": "The requested resource does not exist or has been deleted.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
      "message": "The requested resource was not found.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}

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object

RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

type

string

URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

Min length1

title

string

Short human-readable summary of the error type.

Min length1

status

integer (int32)

HTTP status code.

detail

string | null

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

instance

string | null

URI of the request that generated the error.

trace_id

string | null

Request trace identifier for correlation.

errors

Array of object (ApiError) | null

Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

object

Represents an error returned by the API.

code

string

Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable error message.

Min length1

field

string | null

The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

details

string | null

Additional context about the error.

warnings

Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

object

Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

code

string

Machine-readable warning code.

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable warning message.

Min length1

429

Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the duration specified in the Retry-After header.

Headers

Retry-After

integer

Number of seconds to wait before retrying the request. Use exponential backoff with jitter for optimal retry behavior.

X-RateLimit-Limit

integer

The maximum number of requests allowed in the current time window. Limits are applied per API token per project.

X-RateLimit-Remaining

integer

The number of requests remaining in the current time window. When this reaches 0, subsequent requests will receive a 429 response.

X-RateLimit-Reset

integer

The UTC epoch timestamp (in seconds) when the current rate limit window resets.

Rate limit exceeded

Rate limit exceeded.

{
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/too-many-requests",
  "title": "Too Many Requests.",
  "status": 429,
  "detail": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the duration specified in the Retry-After header.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "TOO_MANY_REQUESTS",
      "message": "Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the duration specified in the Retry-After header.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}

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object

RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

type

string

URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

Min length1

title

string

Short human-readable summary of the error type.

Min length1

status

integer (int32)

HTTP status code.

detail

string | null

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

instance

string | null

URI of the request that generated the error.

trace_id

string | null

Request trace identifier for correlation.

errors

Array of object (ApiError) | null

Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

object

Represents an error returned by the API.

code

string

Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable error message.

Min length1

field

string | null

The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

details

string | null

Additional context about the error.

warnings

Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

object

Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

code

string

Machine-readable warning code.

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable warning message.

Min length1

500

An unexpected server error occurred.

Unexpected server error

Unexpected server error.

{
  "type": "https://developer.document360.com/errors/internal-error",
  "title": "Internal Server Error.",
  "status": 500,
  "detail": "An unexpected error occurred. Please try again or contact support.",
  "instance": null,
  "trace_id": "req_abc123def456",
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
      "message": "An unexpected error occurred.",
      "field": null,
      "details": null
    }
  ],
  "warnings": null
}

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object

RFC 7807 Problem Details response for V3 API errors. Content-Type: application/problem+json

type

string

URI reference identifying the error type (links to documentation).

Min length1

title

string

Short human-readable summary of the error type.

Min length1

status

integer (int32)

HTTP status code.

detail

string | null

Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.

instance

string | null

URI of the request that generated the error.

trace_id

string | null

Request trace identifier for correlation.

errors

Array of object (ApiError) | null

Structured list of specific errors (extension field).

object

Represents an error returned by the API.

code

string

Machine-readable error code (e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR, RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND).

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable error message.

Min length1

field

string | null

The request field that caused the error, if applicable.

details

string | null

Additional context about the error.

warnings

Array of object (ApiWarning) | null

Non-fatal warnings (extension field).

object

Represents a non-fatal warning from the API.

code

string

Machine-readable warning code.

Min length1

message

string

Human-readable warning message.

Min length1

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