diff --git a/internal/database/model_archived_event.go b/internal/database/model_archived_event.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f75d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/database/model_archived_event.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package database
+
+// ArchivedEvent stores webhook events delivered via the "database" target type.
+// These records persist independently of internal event retention and pruning,
+// providing a durable archive for downstream consumption.
+type ArchivedEvent struct {
+	BaseModel
+
+	WebhookID    string `gorm:"type:uuid;not null;index" json:"webhook_id"`
+	EntrypointID string `gorm:"type:uuid;not null" json:"entrypoint_id"`
+	EventID      string `gorm:"type:uuid;not null" json:"event_id"`
+	TargetID     string `gorm:"type:uuid;not null" json:"target_id"`
+
+	// Original request data (copied from Event at archive time)
+	Method      string `gorm:"not null" json:"method"`
+	Headers     string `gorm:"type:text" json:"headers"` // JSON
+	Body        string `gorm:"type:text" json:"body"`
+	ContentType string `json:"content_type"`
+}
diff --git a/internal/database/models.go b/internal/database/models.go
index ce19b36..23dea14 100644
--- a/internal/database/models.go
+++ b/internal/database/models.go
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ func (d *Database) Migrate() error {
 		&Event{},
 		&Delivery{},
 		&DeliveryResult{},
+		&ArchivedEvent{},
 	)
 }
diff --git a/internal/delivery/engine.go b/internal/delivery/engine.go
index 41599d7..a2c2e0d 100644
--- a/internal/delivery/engine.go
+++ b/internal/delivery/engine.go
@@ -244,7 +244,32 @@ func (e *Engine) deliverRetry(_ context.Context, d *database.Delivery) {
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) deliverDatabase(d *database.Delivery) {
-	// The event is already stored in the database; mark as delivered.
+	// Write the event to the dedicated archived_events table. This table
+	// persists independently of internal event retention/pruning, so the
+	// data remains available for external consumption even after the
+	// original event is cleaned up.
+	archived := &database.ArchivedEvent{
+		WebhookID:    d.Event.WebhookID,
+		EntrypointID: d.Event.EntrypointID,
+		EventID:      d.EventID,
+		TargetID:     d.TargetID,
+		Method:       d.Event.Method,
+		Headers:      d.Event.Headers,
+		Body:         d.Event.Body,
+		ContentType:  d.Event.ContentType,
+	}
+
+	if err := e.database.DB().Create(archived).Error; err != nil {
+		e.log.Error("failed to archive event",
+			"delivery_id", d.ID,
+			"event_id", d.EventID,
+			"error", err,
+		)
+		e.recordResult(d, 1, false, 0, "", err.Error(), 0)
+		e.updateDeliveryStatus(d, database.DeliveryStatusFailed)
+		return
+	}
+
 	e.recordResult(d, 1, true, 0, "", "", 0)
 	e.updateDeliveryStatus(d, database.DeliveryStatusDelivered)
 }
diff --git a/internal/server/routes.go b/internal/server/routes.go
index 34ec050..9e80ecd 100644
--- a/internal/server/routes.go
+++ b/internal/server/routes.go
@@ -100,17 +100,17 @@ func (s *Server) SetupRoutes() {
 
 	s.router.Route("/source/{sourceID}", func(r chi.Router) {
 		r.Use(s.mw.RequireAuth())
-		r.Get("/", s.h.HandleSourceDetail())                 // View webhook details
-		r.Get("/edit", s.h.HandleSourceEdit())               // Show edit form
-		r.Post("/edit", s.h.HandleSourceEditSubmit())        // Handle edit submission
-		r.Post("/delete", s.h.HandleSourceDelete())          // Delete webhook
-		r.Get("/logs", s.h.HandleSourceLogs())               // View webhook logs
-		r.Post("/entrypoints", s.h.HandleEntrypointCreate())                            // Add entrypoint
-		r.Post("/entrypoints/{entrypointID}/delete", s.h.HandleEntrypointDelete())    // Delete entrypoint
-		r.Post("/entrypoints/{entrypointID}/toggle", s.h.HandleEntrypointToggle())    // Toggle entrypoint active
-		r.Post("/targets", s.h.HandleTargetCreate())                                  // Add target
-		r.Post("/targets/{targetID}/delete", s.h.HandleTargetDelete())                // Delete target
-		r.Post("/targets/{targetID}/toggle", s.h.HandleTargetToggle())                // Toggle target active
+		r.Get("/", s.h.HandleSourceDetail())                                       // View webhook details
+		r.Get("/edit", s.h.HandleSourceEdit())                                     // Show edit form
+		r.Post("/edit", s.h.HandleSourceEditSubmit())                              // Handle edit submission
+		r.Post("/delete", s.h.HandleSourceDelete())                                // Delete webhook
+		r.Get("/logs", s.h.HandleSourceLogs())                                     // View webhook logs
+		r.Post("/entrypoints", s.h.HandleEntrypointCreate())                       // Add entrypoint
+		r.Post("/entrypoints/{entrypointID}/delete", s.h.HandleEntrypointDelete()) // Delete entrypoint
+		r.Post("/entrypoints/{entrypointID}/toggle", s.h.HandleEntrypointToggle()) // Toggle entrypoint active
+		r.Post("/targets", s.h.HandleTargetCreate())                               // Add target
+		r.Post("/targets/{targetID}/delete", s.h.HandleTargetDelete())             // Delete target
+		r.Post("/targets/{targetID}/toggle", s.h.HandleTargetToggle())             // Toggle target active
 	})
 
 	// Entrypoint endpoint — accepts incoming webhook POST requests only.