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How to remove or delete archive issue without restore

Ramesh Krishnan
Contributor
February 8, 2026

Hi, i have lot of archive issue, i would like to delete or remove it. Currently i am restoring and delete the issue. is there any option to delete without restore and may i know the retention policy for archive issue. 

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Hartik
February 8, 2026

Currently, Jira does not allow direct deletion of archived issues. You must first restore the issue and then delete it if needed. The retention period for archived issues depends on your Jira Cloud plan and project settings, but Atlassian generally keeps archived items until explicitly restored or removed.

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Mohanraj Thangamuthu
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February 8, 2026

Hello, Good day. As of now we need to restore the work item to perform any actions. Thanks!

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