View and Restore Archived Forms

After you archive a form, it is still accessible in your OpenForms account. This allows you to view the form, including responses and analytics, and restore it at any time so you can re-use it.

Archiving a form, and later restoring it, means you can temporarily take a form offline, such as if you have an annual recurring event registration. Or you can restore a previously built form to edit it and use it for a different purpose.

Archived forms are included in your storage limit. You can delete them to free up space, but we recommend exporting the response data first, and exporting the form itself and keeping the JSON file if there’s a chance you will want to use it in the future.

To find and use your archived forms:

1. Go to Forms in the main menu. 
2. Select Archived from the Show drop-down menu. 
   
3. Select a form to view the form’s Responses or Analytics.  
4. Select Restore to create a new draft version of it.
   

You can also use the ... menu in the Archived forms list to select:

• Responses: Go directly to the Responses tab of the form.
• History: Go directly to the History tab of the form.
• Copy: Copy the form to create a new one.
• Move: Move the form to a different workspace.
• Export: Export the form as a JSON file; this is helpful for record-keeping before you delete an archived form.
• Delete: Permanently delete a form from your account, including its responses or files.