How to disable or archive a status page component

[Akhil Sharma]

Hi,

We want to rename some and remove some components from our Status Page view which are now obsolete and we don't need to track them any more.

Is there a way to disable those components or archive them so that we can keep the historical data for internal purposes, make them invisible to the outside world and also somehow show/highlight the status page managers that these are disabled/archived components. I noticed,

• there is a thread around it suggesting to use Statuspage API parameter  "only_show_if_degraded": "true" for a component -->  Is this the only way still to not show a component externally? 
• What is this param "showcase": true --> can it help?
• while editing the component, there is a checkbox  "Display the historical status of this component on my status page" -->  will it only stop to show historical data or it will remove the component from external subscribers?

What is the best way to stop showing (disable) the obsolete components and keep their historical data?

Best regards

Akhil

[Aditya Bodke]

Hi Akhil!

Thanks for reaching out to Atlassian Community with your questions about managing components on your StatusPage. I’m happy to clarify the options available for renaming, removing, and hiding components while preserving historical data.

Renaming and Removing Components

• Renaming: You can safely rename components directly from your StatusPage admin interface. This will update the component name everywhere, including historical incidents and metrics.

• Removing: Deleting a component will remove it from your status page and also delete its historical data. If you want to retain historical data for internal purposes, deletion is not recommended.

Hiding or Archiving Components (While Retaining Data)

Currently, StatusPage does not offer a built-in “archive” or “disable” feature for components. However, there are a few workarounds:

Using the only_show_if_degraded API Parameter

• Setting "only_show_if_degraded": true via the https://developer.statuspage.io/ will hide the component from your public status page unless it is in a degraded state.

• This is the most common method to make a component invisible to external viewers while keeping it available internally and retaining historical data.

• Note: The component will still be visible to StatusPage admins and managers.

The showcase Parameter

• The "showcase": true parameter is used to enable component uptime on your status page, not to hide or archive it.

• Setting "showcase": false will simply remove the component uptime from the section, but it will still be visible on the page if it’s otherwise active.

Highlighting Disabled/Archived Components for Managers

• There isn’t a native way to visually mark components as “archived” or “disabled” within the admin UI.

• As a workaround, you might consider renaming the component to include a prefix like “[ARCHIVED]” or “[DISABLED]” so it’s clear to your team which components are no longer active.

Regards,
Aditya