diff --git a/bookmarks/api/serializers.py b/bookmarks/api/serializers.py
index f52ee60..13e6570 100644
--- a/bookmarks/api/serializers.py
+++ b/bookmarks/api/serializers.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class BookmarkSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             'description',
             'website_title',
             'website_description',
+            'is_archived',
             'tag_names',
             'date_added',
             'date_modified'
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class BookmarkSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     # Override optional char fields to provide default value
     title = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_blank=True, default='')
     description = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_blank=True, default='')
+    is_archived = serializers.BooleanField(required=False, default=False)
     # Override readonly tag_names property to allow passing a list of tag names to create/update
     tag_names = TagListField(required=False, default=[])
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ class BookmarkSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         bookmark.url = validated_data['url']
         bookmark.title = validated_data['title']
         bookmark.description = validated_data['description']
+        bookmark.is_archived = validated_data['is_archived']
         tag_string = build_tag_string(validated_data['tag_names'])
         return create_bookmark(bookmark, tag_string, self.context['user'])
 
diff --git a/bookmarks/tests/test_bookmarks_api.py b/bookmarks/tests/test_bookmarks_api.py
index 4bbd05d..9b9f6b2 100644
--- a/bookmarks/tests/test_bookmarks_api.py
+++ b/bookmarks/tests/test_bookmarks_api.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class BookmarksApiTestCase(LinkdingApiTestCase, BookmarkFactoryMixin):
             expectation['description'] = bookmark.description
             expectation['website_title'] = bookmark.website_title
             expectation['website_description'] = bookmark.website_description
+            expectation['is_archived'] = bookmark.is_archived
             expectation['tag_names'] = tag_names
             expectation['date_added'] = bookmark.date_added.isoformat().replace('+00:00', 'Z')
             expectation['date_modified'] = bookmark.date_modified.isoformat().replace('+00:00', 'Z')
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class BookmarksApiTestCase(LinkdingApiTestCase, BookmarkFactoryMixin):
             'url': 'https://example.com/',
             'title': 'Test title',
             'description': 'Test description',
+            'is_archived': False,
             'tag_names': ['tag1', 'tag2']
         }
         self.post(reverse('bookmarks:bookmark-list'), data, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ class BookmarksApiTestCase(LinkdingApiTestCase, BookmarkFactoryMixin):
         self.assertEqual(bookmark.url, data['url'])
         self.assertEqual(bookmark.title, data['title'])
         self.assertEqual(bookmark.description, data['description'])
+        self.assertFalse(bookmark.is_archived, data['is_archived'])
         self.assertEqual(bookmark.tags.count(), 2)
         self.assertEqual(bookmark.tags.filter(name=data['tag_names'][0]).count(), 1)
         self.assertEqual(bookmark.tags.filter(name=data['tag_names'][1]).count(), 1)
@@ -92,6 +95,30 @@ class BookmarksApiTestCase(LinkdingApiTestCase, BookmarkFactoryMixin):
         response = self.get(reverse('bookmarks:bookmark-archived') + '?q=#' + self.tag1.name, expected_status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertBookmarkListEqual(response.data['results'], [self.archived_bookmark1])
 
+    def test_create_archived_bookmark(self):
+        data = {
+            'url': 'https://example.com/',
+            'title': 'Test title',
+            'description': 'Test description',
+            'is_archived': True,
+            'tag_names': ['tag1', 'tag2']
+        }
+        self.post(reverse('bookmarks:bookmark-list'), data, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        bookmark = Bookmark.objects.get(url=data['url'])
+        self.assertEqual(bookmark.url, data['url'])
+        self.assertEqual(bookmark.title, data['title'])
+        self.assertEqual(bookmark.description, data['description'])
+        self.assertTrue(bookmark.is_archived)
+        self.assertEqual(bookmark.tags.count(), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(bookmark.tags.filter(name=data['tag_names'][0]).count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(bookmark.tags.filter(name=data['tag_names'][1]).count(), 1)
+
+    def test_create_bookmark_minimal_payload_does_not_archive(self):
+        data = {'url': 'https://example.com/'}
+        self.post(reverse('bookmarks:bookmark-list'), data, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
+        bookmark = Bookmark.objects.get(url=data['url'])
+        self.assertFalse(bookmark.is_archived)
+
     def test_get_bookmark(self):
         url = reverse('bookmarks:bookmark-detail', args=[self.bookmark1.id])
         response = self.get(url, expected_status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index b856008..3ccfce4 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ The following resources are available:
 GET /api/bookmarks/
 ```
 
-List bookmarks. 
+List bookmarks.
 
 Parameters:
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Example response:
 GET /api/bookmarks/archived/
 ```
 
-List archived bookmarks. 
+List archived bookmarks.
 
 Parameters and response are the same as for the regular list endpoint.
 
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ Retrieves a single bookmark by ID.
 POST /api/bookmarks/
 ```
 
-Creates a new bookmark. Tags are simply assigned using their names.
+Creates a new bookmark. Tags are simply assigned using their names. Including
+`is_archived: true` saves a bookmark directly to the archive.
 
 Example payload:
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ Example payload:
   "url": "https://example.com",
   "title": "Example title",
   "description": "Example description",
+  "is_archived": false,
   "tag_names": [
     "tag1",
     "tag2"
@@ -201,4 +203,3 @@ Example payload:
   "name": "example"
 }
 ```
-