diff --git a/src/migrations/1731186421123-addarchivetorequests.ts b/src/migrations/1731186421123-addarchivetorequests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c8e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/1731186421123-addarchivetorequests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import {MigrationInterface, QueryRunner} from "typeorm";
+
+export class AddArchiveToRequest1731186421123 implements MigrationInterface {
+    name = 'AddArchiveToRequest1731186421123'
+
+    public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "Request" ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS "archive" boolean NOT NULL DEFAULT false`);
+    }
+
+    public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+        await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "Request" DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS "archive"`);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/models/RequestModel.ts b/src/models/RequestModel.ts
index e8a45ae..6b696bd 100644
--- a/src/models/RequestModel.ts
+++ b/src/models/RequestModel.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export class RequestModel {
       id: this.id,
       title: this.title,
       description: this.description,
+      archive: this.archive,
       user: this.user,
       matches: this.matches,
     };
diff --git a/src/repositories/PostRepository.ts b/src/repositories/PostRepository.ts
index 1605fae..f974993 100644
--- a/src/repositories/PostRepository.ts
+++ b/src/repositories/PostRepository.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export class PostRepository extends AbstractRepository<PostModel> {
       .createQueryBuilder()
       .update(PostModel)
       .set({ archive: true })
-      .where("userId = :userId", { userId })
+      .where("user.id = :userId", { userId })
       .execute();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/repositories/RequestRepository.ts b/src/repositories/RequestRepository.ts
index bb5fa19..1f7e400 100644
--- a/src/repositories/RequestRepository.ts
+++ b/src/repositories/RequestRepository.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ export class RequestRepository extends AbstractRepository<RequestModel> {
   public async createRequest(
     title: string,
     description: string,
+    archive: boolean,
     user: UserModel
   ): Promise<RequestModel> {
     const request = this.repository.create({
       title,
       description,
+      archive,
       user,
     });
     await this.repository.save(request);
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ export class RequestRepository extends AbstractRepository<RequestModel> {
       .createQueryBuilder()
       .update(RequestModel)
       .set({ archive: true })
-      .where("userId = :userId", { userId })
+      .where("user.id = :userId", { userId })
       .execute();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/services/RequestService.ts b/src/services/RequestService.ts
index 9fd9048..1a17bc6 100644
--- a/src/services/RequestService.ts
+++ b/src/services/RequestService.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class RequestService {
       const user = await userRepository.getUserById(request.userId);
       if (!user) throw new NotFoundError('User not found!');
       const requestRepository = Repositories.request(transactionalEntityManager);
-      return await requestRepository.createRequest(request.title, request.description, user);
+      return await requestRepository.createRequest(request.title, request.description, request.archive, user);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/RequestTest.test.ts b/src/tests/RequestTest.test.ts
index dc00f34..4339522 100644
--- a/src/tests/RequestTest.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/RequestTest.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ beforeEach(async () => {
   expectedRequest.id = '81e6896c-a549-41bf-8851-604e7fbd4f1f';
   expectedRequest.title = 'Textbook';
   expectedRequest.description = 'Textbook for CS 1110';
+  expectedRequest.archive = false;
 });
 
 afterAll(async () => {
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ describe('request tests', () => {
     const newRequest = {
       title: 'Textbook',
       description: 'Textbook for CS 1110',
+      archive: false,
       userId: user.id,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/tests/data/RequestFactory.ts b/src/tests/data/RequestFactory.ts
index 26c620c..c5c224e 100644
--- a/src/tests/data/RequestFactory.ts
+++ b/src/tests/data/RequestFactory.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export class RequestFactory {
         fakeRequest.id = '81e6896c-a549-41bf-8851-604e7fbd4f1f';
         fakeRequest.title = 'Textbook';
         fakeRequest.description = 'Textbook for CS 1110';
+        fakeRequest.archive = false;
 
         return fakeRequest;
     }
diff --git a/src/types/ApiRequests.ts b/src/types/ApiRequests.ts
index e2cbd46..eee054f 100644
--- a/src/types/ApiRequests.ts
+++ b/src/types/ApiRequests.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ export interface UploadImageRequest {
 export interface CreateRequestRequest {
     title: string;
     description: string;
+    archive: boolean;
     userId: Uuid;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/ApiResponses.ts b/src/types/ApiResponses.ts
index e24644a..73f55bd 100644
--- a/src/types/ApiResponses.ts
+++ b/src/types/ApiResponses.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export interface Request {
   id: Uuid;
   title: string;
   description: string;
+  archive: boolean;
   user: PrivateProfile;
   matches: PostModel[];
 }