## Restore an archived question

**post** `/v5/questions/{question_id}/restore`

Restore a previously archived question, reversing an archive.

This clears the question's `archived_at` timestamp, returning it to the
active state so it reappears in default listings and becomes editable again.
It is the inverse of the archive (DELETE) operation and is intended for
questions that were archived by mistake or are needed again.

### Path Parameters

- `question_id: string`

### Returns

- `Question = CategoricalQuestion or RatingQuestion or NumberQuestion or 3 more`

  - `CategoricalQuestion object { id, configuration, created_at, 7 more }`

    - `id: string`

      Unique identifier of the entity

    - `configuration: CategoricalQuestionConfiguration`

      - `choices: array of string`

        Categorical answer choices (must contain at least one entry)

      - `dropdown: optional boolean`

        Whether the question is displayed as a dropdown in the UI.

      - `multi: optional boolean`

        Whether the question allows multiple answers.

    - `created_at: string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was created

    - `created_by: Identity`

      The identity that created the entity.

      - `id: string`

      - `type: "user" or "service_account"`

        - `"user"`

        - `"service_account"`

      - `object: optional "identity"`

        - `"identity"`

    - `name: string`

    - `prompt: string`

      user-facing question prompt

    - `archived_at: optional string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was archived

    - `conditions: optional array of map[unknown]`

      Conditions for the question to be shown

    - `object: optional "question"`

      - `"question"`

    - `question_type: optional "categorical"`

      - `"categorical"`

  - `RatingQuestion object { id, configuration, created_at, 7 more }`

    - `id: string`

      Unique identifier of the entity

    - `configuration: RatingQuestionConfiguration`

      - `max_label: string`

        Label shown for the maximum rating

      - `min_label: string`

        Label shown for the minimum rating

      - `steps: number`

        Number of discrete points on the scale (e.g., 5 for a 1–5 scale)

    - `created_at: string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was created

    - `created_by: Identity`

      The identity that created the entity.

    - `name: string`

    - `prompt: string`

      user-facing question prompt

    - `archived_at: optional string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was archived

    - `conditions: optional array of map[unknown]`

      Conditions for the question to be shown

    - `object: optional "question"`

      - `"question"`

    - `question_type: optional "rating"`

      - `"rating"`

  - `NumberQuestion object { id, created_at, created_by, 7 more }`

    - `id: string`

      Unique identifier of the entity

    - `created_at: string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was created

    - `created_by: Identity`

      The identity that created the entity.

    - `name: string`

    - `prompt: string`

      user-facing question prompt

    - `archived_at: optional string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was archived

    - `conditions: optional array of map[unknown]`

      Conditions for the question to be shown

    - `configuration: optional NumberQuestionConfiguration`

      - `max: optional number`

        Maximum value for the number

      - `min: optional number`

        Minimum value for the number

    - `object: optional "question"`

      - `"question"`

    - `question_type: optional "number"`

      - `"number"`

  - `FreeTextQuestion object { id, created_at, created_by, 7 more }`

    - `id: string`

      Unique identifier of the entity

    - `created_at: string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was created

    - `created_by: Identity`

      The identity that created the entity.

    - `name: string`

    - `prompt: string`

      user-facing question prompt

    - `archived_at: optional string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was archived

    - `conditions: optional array of map[unknown]`

      Conditions for the question to be shown

    - `configuration: optional FreeTextQuestionConfiguration`

      - `max_length: optional number`

        Maximum characters allowed

      - `min_length: optional number`

        Minimum characters required

    - `object: optional "question"`

      - `"question"`

    - `question_type: optional "free_text"`

      - `"free_text"`

  - `FormQuestion object { id, configuration, created_at, 7 more }`

    - `id: string`

      Unique identifier of the entity

    - `configuration: FormQuestionConfiguration`

      - `form_schema: map[unknown]`

        The JSON schema of the desired form object

    - `created_at: string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was created

    - `created_by: Identity`

      The identity that created the entity.

    - `name: string`

    - `prompt: string`

      user-facing question prompt

    - `archived_at: optional string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was archived

    - `conditions: optional array of map[unknown]`

      Conditions for the question to be shown

    - `object: optional "question"`

      - `"question"`

    - `question_type: optional "form"`

      - `"form"`

  - `TimestampQuestion object { id, created_at, created_by, 7 more }`

    - `id: string`

      Unique identifier of the entity

    - `created_at: string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was created

    - `created_by: Identity`

      The identity that created the entity.

    - `name: string`

    - `prompt: string`

      user-facing question prompt

    - `archived_at: optional string`

      ISO-timestamp when the entity was archived

    - `conditions: optional array of map[unknown]`

      Conditions for the question to be shown

    - `configuration: optional TimestampQuestionConfiguration`

      - `multi: optional boolean`

        Whether to allow multiple timestamps

    - `object: optional "question"`

      - `"question"`

    - `question_type: optional "timestamp"`

      - `"timestamp"`

### Example

```http
curl https://api.egp.scale.com/v5/questions/$QUESTION_ID/restore \
    -X POST \
    -H "x-api-key: $SGP_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "configuration": {
    "choices": [
      "string"
    ],
    "dropdown": true,
    "multi": true
  },
  "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "created_by": {
    "id": "id",
    "type": "user",
    "object": "identity"
  },
  "name": "name",
  "prompt": "prompt",
  "archived_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
  "conditions": [
    {
      "foo": "bar"
    }
  ],
  "object": "question",
  "question_type": "categorical"
}
```