# Bug OP-7476 - Archived projects not available via the API

Project: OpenProject
Status: closed
URL: https://community.openproject.org/work_packages/OP-7476

## Open points

_No work packages_

## Details

| Attribute | Value |
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| Date |  |
| Priority | High |
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| Target versions | 11.0.0 |
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| Sprint | 11.0.0 |
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| Bug found in version (deprecated) |  |
| Found in mobile app version |  |
| Follow-up feedback e-mail |  |
| Requires doc change | No |
| Accessibility | No |
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## People

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## Description

### **Steps to reproduce:**

1.  Have an archived project
2.  Login as admin
3.  Either:
    1.  Attempt to fetch the archived project via a filter on the index end point, e.g. [https://community.openproject.com/api/v3/projects?filters=\[{%22active%22:{%22operator%22:%22=%22,%22values%22:\[%22f%22\]}}\]](https://community.openproject.com/api/v3/projects?filters=[{%22active%22:{%22operator%22:%22=%22,%22values%22:[%22f%22]}}])
    2.  Attempt to fetch the archived project via the individual GET end point, e.g. [https://community.openproject.com/api/v3/projects/5](https://community.openproject.com/api/v3/projects/5)

### **Actual Behavior**

Both end points do not return archived projects even for administrators. 

### **Expected Behavior**

Administrators should have archived projects returned on both end points

**Notes**

The error seems to be caused by adding the `.visible`  scope to `Project` in order to limit the projects to only those visible to the user. As the visible scope will only return projects in which the user has the `:view_projects` permission, and as archived projects do not grant any permissions, the projects are not even visible for administrators. 

The `.visible` scope could be altered to return all projects (i.e. turned into a no-op) for administrators. This might however have unwanted side effects.