Transfer inactive repositories into this new project to remove them from your active dashboard.
As of early 2026, Bitbucket Cloud does have a native "Archive" button for entire projects. Instead, administrators use organizational strategies to mimic the feature. The "Archive Project" Strategy:
✅ – Teams cannot push code or modify project settings. ✅ Preserves history – Code, wikis, pull requests, and issues remain viewable. ✅ Reduces clutter – Active projects are easier to find; archived ones are out of the way but not deleted. ✅ Audit-friendly – Retains a permanent record of the project’s final state. ✅ No data loss risk – Unlike deletion, archiving is safe and reversible.
When you automate archiving, you must consider external integrations. If you archive a project, the Jenkins server attempting to poll that repository will fail. The Jira issue keys mentioned in the archived project's commit messages will remain linked, but new development work will not transition Jira tickets.
The Archive project team faced significant technical challenges: