diff --git a/backend/crawlconfigs.py b/backend/crawlconfigs.py
index 58cde651..65725f5b 100644
--- a/backend/crawlconfigs.py
+++ b/backend/crawlconfigs.py
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ Crawl Config API handling
 from typing import List, Union, Optional
 from enum import Enum
 import uuid
+import asyncio
 from datetime import datetime
 
+import pymongo
 from pydantic import BaseModel, UUID4
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ class CrawlConfigIn(BaseModel):
     crawlTimeout: Optional[int] = 0
     parallel: Optional[int] = 1
 
+    oldId: Optional[UUID4]
+
 
 # ============================================================================
 class CrawlConfig(BaseMongoModel):
@@ -108,14 +112,18 @@ class CrawlConfig(BaseMongoModel):
     userid: UUID4
 
     crawlCount: Optional[int] = 0
+
     lastCrawlId: Optional[str]
     lastCrawlTime: Optional[datetime]
+    lastCrawlState: Optional[str]
+
+    newId: Optional[UUID4]
+    oldId: Optional[UUID4]
+    inactive: Optional[bool] = False
 
     def get_raw_config(self):
         """ serialize config for browsertrix-crawler """
-        return self.config.dict(
-            exclude_unset=True, exclude_none=True
-        )
+        return self.config.dict(exclude_unset=True, exclude_none=True)
 
 
 # ============================================================================
@@ -134,17 +142,20 @@ class CrawlConfigsResponse(BaseModel):
 
 
 # ============================================================================
-class UpdateSchedule(BaseModel):
-    """ Update the crawl schedule """
+class UpdateScheduleOrName(BaseModel):
+    """ Update crawl config name or crawl schedule """
 
-    schedule: str
+    name: Optional[str]
+    schedule: Optional[str]
 
 
 # ============================================================================
-class CrawlOps:
+# pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes,too-many-arguments
+class CrawlConfigOps:
     """Crawl Config Operations"""
 
-    def __init__(self, mdb, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manager):
+    def __init__(self, dbclient, mdb, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manager):
+        self.dbclient = dbclient
         self.crawl_configs = mdb["crawl_configs"]
         self.user_manager = user_manager
         self.archive_ops = archive_ops
@@ -158,6 +169,14 @@ class CrawlOps:
 
         self.coll_ops = None
 
+        asyncio.create_task(self.init_index())
+
+    async def init_index(self):
+        """ init index for crawls db """
+        await self.crawl_configs.create_index(
+            [("aid", pymongo.HASHED), ("inactive", pymongo.ASCENDING)]
+        )
+
     def set_coll_ops(self, coll_ops):
         """ set collection ops """
         self.coll_ops = coll_ops
@@ -177,7 +196,17 @@ class CrawlOps:
                 archive.id, config.colls
             )
 
-        result = await self.crawl_configs.insert_one(data)
+        old_id = data.get("oldId")
+
+        if old_id:
+            old_config = await self.get_crawl_config(old_id, archive)
+            async with await self.dbclient.start_session() as sesh:
+                async with sesh.start_transaction():
+                    await self.make_inactive(old_config, data["_id"])
+                    result = await self.crawl_configs.insert_one(data)
+
+        else:
+            result = await self.crawl_configs.insert_one(data)
 
         crawlconfig = CrawlConfig.from_dict(data)
 
@@ -187,24 +216,55 @@ class CrawlOps:
 
         return result, new_name
 
-    async def update_crawl_schedule(self, cid: str, update: UpdateSchedule):
-        """ Update schedule for existing crawl config"""
+    async def update_crawl_config(self, cid: uuid.UUID, update: UpdateScheduleOrName):
+        """ Update name and/or schedule for an existing crawl config """
+        if update.schedule is None and update.name is None:
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="no_update_data")
 
+        # update schedule in crawl manager first
+        if update.schedule is not None:
+            try:
+                await self.crawl_manager.update_crawl_schedule(
+                    str(cid), update.schedule
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=404, detail=f"Crawl Config '{cid}' not found"
+                )
+
+        # set update query
+        query = {}
+
+        if update.schedule is not None:
+            query["schedule"] = update.schedule
+
+        if update.name is not None:
+            query["name"] = update.name
+
+        # update in db
         if not await self.crawl_configs.find_one_and_update(
-            {"_id": uuid.UUID(cid)}, {"$set": {"schedule": update.schedule}}
+            {"_id": cid, "inactive": {"$ne": True}}, {"$set": query}
         ):
-            return False
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=404, detail=f"Crawl Config '{cid}' not found"
+            )
 
-        await self.crawl_manager.update_crawl_schedule(cid, update.schedule)
-        return True
+        return {"success": True}
 
-    async def inc_crawls(self, cid: uuid.UUID, crawl_id: str, finished: datetime):
+    async def inc_crawls(
+        self, cid: uuid.UUID, crawl_id: str, finished: datetime, state: str
+    ):
         """ Increment Crawl Counter """
         await self.crawl_configs.find_one_and_update(
-            {"_id": cid},
+            {"_id": cid, "inactive": {"$ne": True}},
             {
                 "$inc": {"crawlCount": 1},
-                "$set": {"lastCrawlId": crawl_id, "lastCrawlTime": finished},
+                "$set": {
+                    "lastCrawlId": crawl_id,
+                    "lastCrawlTime": finished,
+                    "lastCrawlState": state,
+                },
             },
         )
 
@@ -212,7 +272,7 @@ class CrawlOps:
         """Get all crawl configs for an archive is a member of"""
         cursor = self.crawl_configs.aggregate(
             [
-                {"$match": {"aid": archive.id}},
+                {"$match": {"aid": archive.id, "inactive": {"$ne": True}}},
                 {
                     "$lookup": {
                         "from": "users",
@@ -242,64 +302,118 @@ class CrawlOps:
 
         return CrawlConfigsResponse(crawlConfigs=configs)
 
-    async def get_crawl_config_out(self, crawlconfig):
-        """ Return CrawlConfigOut, including state of currently running crawl"""
+    async def get_running_crawl(self, crawlconfig: CrawlConfig):
+        """ Return the id of currently running crawl for this config, if any """
         crawls = await self.crawl_manager.list_running_crawls(cid=crawlconfig.id)
-        out = CrawlConfigOut(**crawlconfig.serialize())
         if len(crawls) == 1:
-            out.currCrawlId = crawls[0].id
+            return crawls[0].id
 
-        user = await self.user_manager.get(crawlconfig.userid)
-        # pylint: disable=invalid-name
-        if user:
-            out.userName = user.name
+        return None
 
-        return out
+    async def get_crawl_config_out(self, cid: uuid.UUID, archive: Archive):
+        """Return CrawlConfigOut, including state of currently running crawl, if active
+        also include inactive crawl configs"""
 
-    async def get_crawl_config(self, cid: uuid.UUID, archive: Archive):
-        """Get an archive for user by unique id"""
-        res = await self.crawl_configs.find_one({"_id": cid, "aid": archive.id})
-        return CrawlConfig.from_dict(res)
-
-    async def delete_crawl_config(self, cid: str, archive: Archive):
-        """Delete config"""
-        await self.crawl_manager.delete_crawl_config_by_id(cid)
-
-        return await self.crawl_configs.delete_one({"_id": cid, "aid": archive.id})
-
-    # async def delete_crawl_configs(self, archive: Archive):
-    #    """Delete all crawl configs for user"""
-    #    await self.crawl_manager.delete_crawl_configs_for_archive(archive.id_str)
-
-    #    return await self.crawl_configs.delete_many({"aid": archive.id})
-
-
-# ============================================================================
-# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin,invalid-name,too-many-locals
-def init_crawl_config_api(mdb, user_dep, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manager):
-    """Init /crawlconfigs api routes"""
-    ops = CrawlOps(mdb, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manager)
-
-    router = ops.router
-
-    archive_crawl_dep = archive_ops.archive_crawl_dep
-
-    async def crawls_dep(cid: str, archive: Archive = Depends(archive_crawl_dep)):
-        crawl_config = await ops.get_crawl_config(uuid.UUID(cid), archive)
-        if not crawl_config:
+        crawlconfig = await self.get_crawl_config(
+            cid, archive, active_only=False, config_cls=CrawlConfigOut
+        )
+        if not crawlconfig:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=404, detail=f"Crawl Config '{cid}' not found"
             )
 
-        return crawl_config
+        if not crawlconfig.inactive:
+            crawlconfig.currCrawlId = await self.get_running_crawl(crawlconfig)
+
+        user = await self.user_manager.get(crawlconfig.userid)
+        # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+        if user:
+            crawlconfig.userName = user.name
+
+        return crawlconfig
+
+    async def get_crawl_config(
+        self,
+        cid: uuid.UUID,
+        archive: Archive,
+        active_only: bool = True,
+        config_cls=CrawlConfig,
+    ):
+        """Get an archive for user by unique id"""
+        query = {"_id": cid, "aid": archive.id}
+        if active_only:
+            query["inactive"] = {"$ne": True}
+
+        res = await self.crawl_configs.find_one(query)
+        return config_cls.from_dict(res)
+
+    async def make_inactive(self, crawlconfig: CrawlConfig, new_id: uuid.UUID = None):
+        """Delete config, if no crawls ran yet. Otherwise, move to inactive list"""
+
+        if new_id:
+            crawlconfig.newId = new_id
+
+        if await self.get_running_crawl(crawlconfig):
+            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="crawl_running_cant_deactivate")
+
+        # set to either "deleted" or "deactivated"
+        status = None
+
+        # if no crawls have been run, actually delete
+        if not crawlconfig.crawlCount:
+            result = await self.crawl_configs.delete_one(
+                {"_id": crawlconfig.id, "aid": crawlconfig.aid}
+            )
+
+            if result.deleted_count != 1:
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="failed_to_delete")
+
+            status = "deleted"
+
+        else:
+
+            if not await self.crawl_configs.find_one_and_update(
+                {"_id": crawlconfig.id, "inactive": {"$ne": True}},
+                {"$set": {"inactive": True}},
+            ):
+                raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="failed_to_deactivate")
+
+            status = "deactivated"
+
+        # delete from crawl manager, but not from db
+        await self.crawl_manager.delete_crawl_config_by_id(crawlconfig.id)
+
+        return status
+
+    async def do_make_inactive(self, crawlconfig: CrawlConfig):
+        """ perform make_inactive in a transaction """
+
+        async with await self.dbclient.start_session() as sesh:
+            async with sesh.start_transaction():
+                status = await self.make_inactive(crawlconfig)
+
+        return {"success": True, "status": status}
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# pylint: disable=redefined-builtin,invalid-name,too-many-locals,too-many-arguments
+def init_crawl_config_api(
+    dbclient, mdb, user_dep, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manager
+):
+    """Init /crawlconfigs api routes"""
+    ops = CrawlConfigOps(dbclient, mdb, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manager)
+
+    router = ops.router
+
+    archive_crawl_dep = archive_ops.archive_crawl_dep
 
     @router.get("", response_model=CrawlConfigsResponse)
     async def get_crawl_configs(archive: Archive = Depends(archive_crawl_dep)):
         return await ops.get_crawl_configs(archive)
 
     @router.get("/{cid}", response_model=CrawlConfigOut)
-    async def get_crawl_config(crawl_config: CrawlConfig = Depends(crawls_dep)):
-        return await ops.get_crawl_config_out(crawl_config)
+    async def get_crawl_config(cid: str, archive: Archive = Depends(archive_crawl_dep)):
+        return await ops.get_crawl_config_out(uuid.UUID(cid), archive)
 
     @router.post("/")
     async def add_crawl_config(
@@ -310,28 +424,20 @@ def init_crawl_config_api(mdb, user_dep, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manage
         res, new_job_name = await ops.add_crawl_config(config, archive, user)
         return {"added": str(res.inserted_id), "run_now_job": new_job_name}
 
-    @router.patch("/{cid}/schedule", dependencies=[Depends(archive_crawl_dep)])
-    async def update_crawl_schedule(
-        update: UpdateSchedule,
+    @router.patch("/{cid}", dependencies=[Depends(archive_crawl_dep)])
+    async def update_crawl_config(
+        update: UpdateScheduleOrName,
         cid: str,
     ):
+        return await ops.update_crawl_config(uuid.UUID(cid), update)
 
-        success = False
-        try:
-            success = await ops.update_crawl_schedule(cid, update)
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=403, detail=f"Error updating crawl config: {e}"
-            )
-
-        if not success:
-            raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=404, detail=f"Crawl Config '{cid}' not found"
-            )
-
-        return {"updated": cid}
+    # depcreated: to remove in favor of general patch
+    @router.patch("/{cid}/schedule", dependencies=[Depends(archive_crawl_dep)])
+    async def update_crawl_schedule(
+        update: UpdateScheduleOrName,
+        cid: str,
+    ):
+        return await ops.update_crawl_config(uuid.UUID(cid), update)
 
     @router.post("/{cid}/run")
     async def run_now(
@@ -339,9 +445,9 @@ def init_crawl_config_api(mdb, user_dep, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manage
         archive: Archive = Depends(archive_crawl_dep),
         user: User = Depends(user_dep),
     ):
-        crawl_config = await ops.get_crawl_config(uuid.UUID(cid), archive)
+        crawlconfig = await ops.get_crawl_config(uuid.UUID(cid), archive)
 
-        if not crawl_config:
+        if not crawlconfig:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=404, detail=f"Crawl Config '{cid}' not found"
             )
@@ -355,22 +461,17 @@ def init_crawl_config_api(mdb, user_dep, user_manager, archive_ops, crawl_manage
 
         return {"started": crawl_id}
 
-    # @router.delete("")
-    # async def delete_crawl_configs(archive: Archive = Depends(archive_crawl_dep)):
-    #    result = await ops.delete_crawl_configs(archive)
-    #    return {"deleted": result.deleted_count}
-
     @router.delete("/{cid}")
-    async def delete_crawl_config(
-        cid: str, archive: Archive = Depends(archive_crawl_dep)
-    ):
-        result = await ops.delete_crawl_config(cid, archive)
-        if not result or not result.deleted_count:
+    async def make_inactive(cid: str, archive: Archive = Depends(archive_crawl_dep)):
+
+        crawlconfig = await ops.get_crawl_config(uuid.UUID(cid), archive)
+
+        if not crawlconfig:
             raise HTTPException(
-                status_code=404, detail=f"Crawl Config '{cid}' Not Found"
+                status_code=404, detail=f"Crawl Config '{cid}' not found"
             )
 
-        return {"deleted": 1}
+        return await ops.do_make_inactive(crawlconfig)
 
     archive_ops.router.include_router(router)
 
diff --git a/backend/crawls.py b/backend/crawls.py
index 1db8a99a..91955420 100644
--- a/backend/crawls.py
+++ b/backend/crawls.py
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ class CrawlOps:
 
         await self.archives.inc_usage(crawl.aid, dura)
 
-        await self.crawl_configs.inc_crawls(crawl.cid, crawl.id, crawl.finished)
+        await self.crawl_configs.inc_crawls(
+            crawl.cid, crawl.id, crawl.finished, crawl.state
+        )
 
         return True
 
@@ -338,7 +340,9 @@ class CrawlOps:
         self, crawl: Union[CrawlOut, ListCrawlOut], archive: Archive
     ):
         """ Resolve running crawl data """
-        config = await self.crawl_configs.get_crawl_config(crawl.cid, archive)
+        config = await self.crawl_configs.get_crawl_config(
+            crawl.cid, archive, active_only=False
+        )
 
         if config:
             crawl.configName = config.name
diff --git a/backend/db.py b/backend/db.py
index a39dedab..d3671bac 100644
--- a/backend/db.py
+++ b/backend/db.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def init_db():
 
     mdb = client["browsertrixcloud"]
 
-    return mdb
+    return client, mdb
 
 
 # ============================================================================
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 5e68b634..a87dce02 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def main():
     email = EmailSender()
     crawl_manager = None
 
-    mdb = init_db()
+    dbclient, mdb = init_db()
 
     settings = {
         "registrationEnabled": os.environ.get("REGISTRATION_ENABLED") == "1",
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def main():
     init_storages_api(archive_ops, crawl_manager, current_active_user)
 
     crawl_config_ops = init_crawl_config_api(
+        dbclient,
         mdb,
         current_active_user,
         user_manager,