diff --git a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
--- a/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
+++ b/assets/src/bundles/save/index.js
@@ -45,12 +45,31 @@
     });
 }
 
-export function maybeDisplayExtraInputs() {
+export function maybeRequireExtraInputs() {
   // Read the actual selected value and depending on the origin type, display some extra
-  // inputs or hide them.
+  // inputs or hide them. This also makes the extra inputs required when displayed.
   const originType = $('#swh-input-visit-type').val();
-  const display = originType === 'archives' ? 'flex' : 'none';
-  $('#optional-origin-forms').css('display', display);
+  let cssDisplay;
+  let requiredBool;
+
+  if (originType === 'archives') {
+    requiredBool = true;
+    cssDisplay = 'flex';
+  } else {
+    cssDisplay = 'none';
+    requiredBool = false;
+  }
+
+  console.log(`css display ${cssDisplay}`);
+  console.log(`required bool ${requiredBool}`);
+
+  $('#optional-origin-forms').css('display', cssDisplay);
+  document.getElementById('swh-input-artifact-url').required = requiredBool;
+  document.getElementById('swh-input-artifact-version').required = requiredBool;
+
+  // following did not work
+  // $('#swh-input-artifact-url').prop('required', requiredBool);
+  // $('#swh-input-artifact-url').attr('required', requiredBool);
 }
 
 const userRequestsFilterCheckbox = `
@@ -245,7 +264,6 @@
         // read the extra inputs for the 'archives' type
         let extraData = originType !== 'archives' ? {} : {
           'artifact_url': $('#swh-input-artifact-url').val(),
-          'artifact_filename': $('#swh-input-artifact-filename').val(),
           'artifact_version': $('#swh-input-artifact-version').val()
         };
 
diff --git a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
--- a/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/origin-save.spec.js
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@
   it('should be allowed to submit \'archives\' save request when connected as ambassador', function() {
     let originUrl = 'https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/pub/gnu/3dldf';
     let artifactUrl = 'https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/pub/gnu/3dldf/3DLDF-1.1.4.tar.gz';
-    let artifactFilename = '3DLDF-1.1.4.tar.gz';
     let artifactVersion = '1.1.4';
     stubSaveRequest({
       requestUrl: this.Urls.api_1_save_origin('archives', originUrl),
@@ -538,8 +537,6 @@
       .select('archives')
       .get('#swh-input-artifact-url')
       .type(artifactUrl)
-      .get('#swh-input-artifact-filename')
-      .type(artifactFilename)
       .get('#swh-input-artifact-version')
       .type(artifactVersion)
       .get('#swh-save-origin-form')
diff --git a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/origin_save.py
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@
                 artifacts=[
                     {
                         "url": artifact_url,
-                        "filename": kwargs["artifact_filename"],
                         "version": kwargs["artifact_version"],
                         "time": metadata["last_modified"],
                         "length": metadata["content_length"],
diff --git a/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html b/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html
--- a/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/misc/origin-save.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <div class="col-md-1"></div>
     <div class="form-group col-md-2">
       <label for="swh-input-visit-type">Origin type</label>
-      <select id="swh-input-visit-type" class="form-control" required onchange="swh.save.maybeDisplayExtraInputs();">
+      <select id="swh-input-visit-type" class="form-control" required onchange="swh.save.maybeRequireExtraInputs();">
         {% comment %} <option selected value="">Choose...</option> {% endcomment %}
       </select>
       <div class="invalid-feedback">The origin type must be specified</div>
@@ -55,15 +55,13 @@
     <div class="col-md-1">Artifact information:</div>
     <div class="form-group col-md-6">
       <label for="swh-input-artifact-url">Url</label>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-url">
-    </div>
-    <div class="form-group col-md-3">
-      <label for="swh-input-artifact-filename">Filename</label>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-filename">
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-url" aria-describedby="artifactUrlHelp">
+      <small id="artifactUrlHelp" class="form-text text-muted">Full archive url to ingest</small>
     </div>
     <div class="form-group col-md-1">
       <label for="swh-input-artifact-version">Version</label>
-      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-version">
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" id="swh-input-artifact-version" aria-describedby="artifactVersionHelp">
+      <small id="artifactVersionHelp" class="form-text text-muted">Archive version</small>
     </div>
   </div>
 </form>
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/api/views/test_origin_save.py
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@
                     "artifacts": [
                         {
                             "url": artifact_url,
-                            "filename": artifact_filename,
                             "version": artifact_version,
                             "time": last_modified,
                             "length": content_length,
@@ -518,11 +517,7 @@
         api_client,
         url,
         status_code=200,
-        data={
-            "artifact_url": artifact_url,
-            "artifact_filename": artifact_filename,
-            "artifact_version": artifact_version,
-        },
+        data={"artifact_url": artifact_url, "artifact_version": artifact_version,},
     )
 
     assert response.data["save_request_status"] == SAVE_REQUEST_ACCEPTED