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# Republish a retired article

# Republish a retired article {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Instantly republish a retired article.

## Before you begin

You must activate the Knowledge Management Advanced (com.snc.knowledge_advanced)
plugin.

Role required: admin or knowledge admin  
Note:  
You need a scoped admin role to republish a retired article in the [Scoped knowledge bases](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/syeRR3cF79Kc7zvjxj6rPQ "To protect knowledge bases containing sensitive articles, use a scoped knowledge base. Even system administrators and knowledge administrators can't administer scoped knowledge bases unless explicitly authorized through user criteria.").

## About this task

There may be cases where you will need to republish a retired article. For example, an admin may want to temporarily retire an article when its information doesn't currently apply, but will at a later date. An administrator or knowledge administrator who can view retired articles can instantly republish these without having to go through an approval workflow.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllKnowledgeArticlesRetired.
2. Select a retired article and click Republish.

## Result

The article is instantly published as the previous last published version.

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