Adjusted

controllers/admin/users.controller.js

@@ -525,3 +525,26 @@ exports.getUserFieldValues = async (req, res) => {
     return R.error(res, 'Could not retrieve field values.', 500);
   }
 };
+
+exports.getArchivedUsers = async (req, res) => {
+  try {
+    const result = await paginate(mdl_Users, req, {
+      excludeAttributes: usersExclude,
+      jsonbSchemas:      usersSchemas,
+      jsonbColumn:       'personal_info',
+      auditOptions:      { mdl_Users, parentAlias: 'User' },
+      findOptions: {
+        paranoid: false,          // ← include soft-deleted rows
+        where: {
+          deletedAt: { [Op.ne]: null },   // ← only archived ones
+          is_active: false,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    return R.success(res, 'Archived users retrieved.', result);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('[ADMIN][GET ARCHIVED USERS]', err);
+    return R.error(res, 'Could not retrieve archived users.', 500);
+  }
+};

routes/admin/admin.routes.js

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ router.use(authenticate, requireAdmin(), adminLimiter);
 
 // ── User management ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 router.get('/users/field-values', usersCtrl.getUserFieldValues);  // ← before /:id
+router.get('/users/archived', usersCtrl.getArchivedUsers);  // ← before /:id
 router.get('/users', usersCtrl.getUsers);
 router.get('/users/:id', usersCtrl.getUser);
 router.put('/users/:id', sensitiveOpsLimiter, usersCtrl.updateUser);