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# AWS::S3Tables::Table SnapshotManagement
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Contains details about the snapshot management settings for an Iceberg table. The oldest snapshot expires when its age exceeds the `maxSnapshotAgeHours` and the total number of snapshots exceeds the value for the minimum number of snapshots to keep `minSnapshotsToKeep`.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[MaxSnapshotAgeHours](#cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-maxsnapshotagehours)" : Integer,
  "[MinSnapshotsToKeep](#cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-minsnapshotstokeep)" : Integer,
  "[Status](#cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-status)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [MaxSnapshotAgeHours](#cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-maxsnapshotagehours): Integer
  [MinSnapshotsToKeep](#cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-minsnapshotstokeep): Integer
  [Status](#cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-status): String
```

## Properties
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`MaxSnapshotAgeHours`  <a name="cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-maxsnapshotagehours"></a>
The maximum age of a snapshot before it can be expired.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Integer  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`MinSnapshotsToKeep`  <a name="cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-minsnapshotstokeep"></a>
The minimum number of snapshots to keep.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Integer  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Status`  <a name="cfn-s3tables-table-snapshotmanagement-status"></a>
The status of the maintenance configuration.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `enabled | disabled`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)