diff --git a/utils/deactivate_repo.py b/utils/deactivate_repo.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+from phabricator import Phabricator
+
+phab = Phabricator(host='https://c4science.ch/api/')
+phab.update_interfaces()
+
+#phab.diffusion.repository.edit(
+#    objectIdentifier = phid,
+#    transactions = [
+#        {'type': 'status', 'value': 'inactive'},
+#    ],
+#)
+
+repos = open('/tmp/repo-id', 'r').read().split('\n')
+
+ids = []
+callsigns = []
+
+# Parse file for IDs
+for r in repos:
+    if len(r) ==0:
+        continue
+
+    if r[0] == 'R':
+        ids.append(int(r[1:]))
+    else:
+        callsigns.append(r[1:])
+
+# Deactivate repo
+def deactivate(phid):
+    phab.diffusion.repository.edit(
+	objectIdentifier = phid,
+	transactions = [
+	    {'type': 'status', 'value': 'inactive'},
+	],
+    )
+
+# Search repo
+def search(constraints):
+    after = 0
+    while after != None:
+        search = phab.diffusion.repository.search(after=after, constraints=constraints)
+        after = search['cursor']['after']
+        for s in search['data']:
+            state = s['fields']['status']
+            print((s['id']), state)
+            deactivate(s['phid'])
+
+
+for i in ids:
+    # for some reasons it doesn't work in batch for ids but for callsigns....
+    search({'ids': [i]})
+search({'callsigns': callsigns})
+
+