diff --git a/src/router/admin.ts b/src/router/admin.ts
index cd4d658..ffd0fab 100644
--- a/src/router/admin.ts
+++ b/src/router/admin.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ import {
   clearSessionCookie
 } from '@/utils/adminAuth'
 import { startRestore, RestoreError } from '@/utils/restore'
-import { approveRequest, rejectRequest, dismissRequest } from '@/utils/archiveRequests'
+import { approveRequest, rejectRequest, dismissRequest, archiveWithRetry } from '@/utils/archiveRequests'
 import { approveColdRequest, rejectColdRequest, dismissColdRequest } from '@/utils/coldRequests'
 import { ingestInboxMail, listInboxMail } from '@/utils/inbox'
+import { extractVideoId } from '@/utils/archive'
+import redis from '@/utils/redis'
 
 const app = new Elysia({ prefix: '/admin' })
 
@@ -123,6 +125,56 @@ app.get('/inbox', async ({ set }) => {
   }))
 })
 
+app.get('/archive', async ({ set }) => {
+  set.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/html; charset=utf-8'
+  return await m(eta.render('./admin/archive', {
+    title: 'Manual Archive | PreserveTube Admin'
+  }))
+})
+
+app.post('/archive', async ({ body, set, redirect }) => {
+  const videoId = extractVideoId(body.video)
+  if (!videoId) {
+    set.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/html; charset=utf-8'
+    set.status = 400
+    return await m(eta.render('./admin/archive', {
+      title: 'Manual Archive | PreserveTube Admin',
+      archiveError: 'Enter a valid YouTube video URL or ID.'
+    }))
+  }
+
+  const jobId = crypto.randomUUID()
+  await redis.hset(`admin:manual-archive:${jobId}`, 'videoId', videoId, 'status', 'archiving')
+  await redis.expire(`admin:manual-archive:${jobId}`, 24 * 3600)
+
+  archiveWithRetry(videoId).then(async result => {
+    await redis.hset(`admin:manual-archive:${jobId}`, 'status', result.success ? 'done' : 'failed', 'message', result.message)
+  }).catch(async (error: unknown) => {
+    console.log(`[manual-archive] ${videoId} failed: ${(error as Error).message}`)
+    await redis.hset(`admin:manual-archive:${jobId}`, 'status', 'failed', 'message', (error as Error).message)
+  })
+
+  return redirect(`/admin/archive/${jobId}`)
+}, {
+  body: t.Object({
+    video: t.String()
+  })
+})
+
+app.get('/archive/:jobId', async ({ params, set }) => {
+  const job = /^[0-9a-f-]{36}$/.test(params.jobId)
+    ? await redis.hgetall(`admin:manual-archive:${params.jobId}`)
+    : {}
+  set.headers['Content-Type'] = 'text/html; charset=utf-8'
+  if (job.status === 'archiving') set.headers['Refresh'] = '5'
+  if (!job.status) set.status = 404
+  return await m(eta.render('./admin/archive', {
+    title: 'Manual Archive | PreserveTube Admin',
+    job,
+    archiveError: job.status ? null : 'Archive job not found or expired.'
+  }))
+})
+
 app.post('/inbox/ingest', async ({ body, redirect }) => {
   await ingestInboxMail(body.uid)
   return redirect('/admin')
diff --git a/src/templates/admin/archive.eta b/src/templates/admin/archive.eta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1172e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/templates/admin/archive.eta
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<% layout('../layout') %>
+
+<div class="page">
+  <div class="admin-nav">
+    <h2>Manual Archive</h2>
+    <a class="a" href="/admin">Back to requests</a>
+  </div>
+
+  <p class="stage-desc">Archive a YouTube video directly. Longer videos are added to the size whitelist before archiving.</p>
+
+  <form method="POST" action="/admin/archive" class="archive-form">
+    <input type="text" name="video" placeholder="YouTube video URL or ID" aria-label="YouTube video URL or ID" required />
+    <button type="submit">Archive video</button>
+  </form>
+
+  <% if (it.archiveError) { %><p class="error"><%= it.archiveError %></p><% } %>
+
+  <% if (it.job?.status) { %>
+    <div class="result">
+      <p><strong>Video:</strong> <a class="a" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=<%= it.job.videoId %>" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><%= it.job.videoId %></a></p>
+      <% if (it.job.status === 'archiving') { %>
+        <p>Archiving in progress. This page refreshes automatically.</p>
+      <% } else if (it.job.status === 'done') { %>
+        <p><%= it.job.message %></p>
+        <p><a class="a" href="/watch?v=<%= it.job.videoId %>">Watch archived video</a></p>
+      <% } else { %>
+        <p class="error"><%= it.job.message || 'Archiving failed.' %></p>
+      <% } %>
+    </div>
+  <% } %>
+</div>
+
+<style>
+  .page { margin: 0 auto; padding: 5px 10px 10px; width: 65%; }
+  .admin-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin-top: 12px; }
+  .stage-desc { color: #aaa; font-size: 0.9rem; }
+  .archive-form { display: flex; gap: 8px; margin: 20px 0; }
+  .archive-form input { flex: 1; min-width: 0; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ccc; font-family: inherit; }
+  .archive-form button { padding: 8px 16px; border: 1px solid #1b1c1f; background-color: #1b1c1f; color: white; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; }
+  .result { border: 1px solid #eee; padding: 10px; }
+  .error { color: #a33; }
+  .a { text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-style: dotted; }
+  @media (max-width: 900px) { .page { width: auto; } }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/templates/admin/dashboard.eta b/src/templates/admin/dashboard.eta
index 0526d48..80407fc 100644
--- a/src/templates/admin/dashboard.eta
+++ b/src/templates/admin/dashboard.eta
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 
   <div class="section-head">
     <h3>Archive Requests</h3>
-    <form method="GET" action="/admin/inbox"><button type="submit">manually ingest</button></form>
+    <div class="section-actions">
+      <form method="GET" action="/admin/inbox"><button type="submit">manually ingest</button></form>
+      <form method="GET" action="/admin/archive"><button type="submit">manually archive</button></form>
+    </div>
   </div>
   <p class="stage-desc">Requests found in the admin inbox. Approve to whitelist + archive and email the requester the links. Reject asks the requester for more context (optionally with your note) instead of refusing.</p>
 
@@ -262,6 +265,12 @@
     margin: 0;
   }
 
+  .section-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    gap: 8px;
+  }
+
   .section-head button {
     padding: 8px 16px;
     border: 1px solid #1b1c1f;
diff --git a/src/utils/archiveRequests.ts b/src/utils/archiveRequests.ts
index 6b7e0f0..9401d24 100644
--- a/src/utils/archiveRequests.ts
+++ b/src/utils/archiveRequests.ts
@@ -281,4 +281,4 @@ async function dismissRequest(uuid: string): Promise<void> {
     .execute()
 }
 
-export { createRequest, addContext, approveRequest, rejectRequest, dismissRequest, classifyEmail }
+export { createRequest, addContext, approveRequest, rejectRequest, dismissRequest, classifyEmail, archiveWithRetry }