multica-ai/multica · error

archive property: %w

Error message

archive property: %w

What it means

Returned by `multica property archive` when the PATCH sending `{"archived": true}` to `/api/properties/<id>` fails. The archive/unarchive closure (`makePropertyArchiveRun`) picks this message when `archive` is true; the wrapped error carries the real HTTP cause.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_property.go:415

		client, err := newAPIClient(cmd)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		ctx, cancel := cli.APIContext(context.Background())
		defer cancel()

		properties, err := fetchProperties(ctx, client)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		property, err := resolvePropertyRef(properties, args[0])
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		var updated propertyDTO
		if err := client.PatchJSON(ctx, "/api/properties/"+property.ID, map[string]any{"archived": archive}, &updated); err != nil {
			if archive {
				return fmt.Errorf("archive property: %w", err)
			}
			return fmt.Errorf("unarchive property: %w", err)
		}
		output, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("output")
		if output == "json" {
			return cli.PrintJSON(os.Stdout, updated)
		}
		if archive {
			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Property %q archived.\n", updated.Name)
		} else {
			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Property %q restored.\n", updated.Name)
		}
		return nil
	}
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// issue property {list|set|unset}

View on GitHub (pinned to 2c0912b6ec)

Solutions

1. Read the wrapped error body — a 400/422 indicates a server-side rule (e.g. cannot archive this property); adjust accordingly.
2. 401/403 → refresh CLI credentials.
3. Network error → verify server URL and that the backend is running, then retry.

Example fix

// before
multica property archive "Priority"
// error: archive property: request failed: 422 ...

// after
multica property archive "Priority"  # after resolving the server-side constraint reported in the wrapped message

# bash: confirm the property is currently unarchived before archiving
multica property list | grep -qw "$PROP" || echo "note: $PROP may already be archived or missing"

if err := client.PatchJSON(ctx, path, map[string]any{"archived": true}, &updated); err != nil {
    switch {
    case isNotFound(err): // property gone; refresh refs
    case isAuthError(err): // re-auth
    default: return fmt.Errorf("archive property: %w", err)
    }
}

When it happens

Trigger: Archiving a property the server refuses to archive (e.g. it is the last non-archived property, or a protected/system property), auth failure, or the server being unreachable.

Common situations: Archiving the last active property in a workspace; server-side business rules rejecting archival; expired token in long-running automation.

Related errors

• unarchive property: %w
• create property: %w
• update property: %w
• set property: %w
• unset property: %w

AI-assisted analysis of multica-ai/multica@2c0912b6ec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/3371d8e9384070e9. Report an issue: GitHub.