# GetSettings
**Important**
AWS Audit Manager will no longer be open to new customers starting April 30, 2026. If you would like to use Audit Manager, sign up prior to that date. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [AWS Audit Manager availability change](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/userguide/audit-manager-availability-change.html).
Gets the settings for a specified AWS account.
## Request Syntax
```
GET /settings/attribute HTTP/1.1
```
## URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
** [attribute](#API_GetSettings_RequestSyntax) **
The list of setting attribute enum values.
Valid Values: `ALL | IS_AWS_ORG_ENABLED | SNS_TOPIC | DEFAULT_ASSESSMENT_REPORTS_DESTINATION | DEFAULT_PROCESS_OWNERS | EVIDENCE_FINDER_ENABLEMENT | DEREGISTRATION_POLICY | DEFAULT_EXPORT_DESTINATION`
Required: Yes
## Request Body
The request does not have a request body.
## Response Syntax
```
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"settings": {
"defaultAssessmentReportsDestination": {
"destination": "string",
"destinationType": "string"
},
"defaultExportDestination": {
"destination": "string",
"destinationType": "string"
},
"defaultProcessOwners": [
{
"roleArn": "string",
"roleType": "string"
}
],
"deregistrationPolicy": {
"deleteResources": "string"
},
"evidenceFinderEnablement": {
"backfillStatus": "string",
"enablementStatus": "string",
"error": "string",
"eventDataStoreArn": "string"
},
"isAwsOrgEnabled": boolean,
"kmsKey": "string",
"snsTopic": "string"
}
}
```
## Response Elements
If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.
The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.
** [settings](#API_GetSettings_ResponseSyntax) **
The settings object that holds all supported Audit Manager settings.
Type: [Settings](API_Settings.md) object
## Errors
For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).
** AccessDeniedException **
Your account isn't registered with AWS Audit Manager. Check the delegated administrator setup on the Audit Manager settings page, and try again.
HTTP Status Code: 403
** InternalServerException **
An internal service error occurred during the processing of your request. Try again later.
HTTP Status Code: 500
## Examples
### Confirming the status of evidence finder
This is an example response for the `GetSettings` API operation, where the `attribute` parameter is set to `EVIDENCE_FINDER_ENABLEMENT`.
This response returns the following evidence finder settings:
+ `eventDataStoreArn` shows the ARN of the event data store that was created when evidence finder was enabled.
+ `enablementStatus` shows the current status of evidence finder. In this case, `ENABLED` indicates that evidence finder was successfully enabled.
+ `backfillStatus` shows the current status of the evidence data backfill. In this case, `IN_PROGRESS` indicates that the backfill is not yet complete.
#### Sample Response
```
{
"settings": {
"evidenceFinderEnablement": {
"eventDataStoreArn": "arn:aws:cloudtrail:us-east-1:111122223333:eventdatastore/1q2w3e4r-2w3e-4r5t-6y7u-1q2w3e4r5t6y",
"enablementStatus": "ENABLED",
"backfillStatus": "IN_PROGRESS"
}
}
}
```
### Reviewing your data retention settings
This is an example response for the `GetSettings` API operation, where the `attribute` parameter is set to `DEREGISTRATION_POLICY`.
This response returns your current data retention preferences. In this case, `deleteResources` has a value of `DEFAULT`. This indicates that your Audit Manager data is subject to default data retention policies. For more information about data retention, see [Data Protection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/audit-manager/latest/userguide/data-protection.html) in the * AWS Audit Manager User Guide.*
#### Sample Response
```
{
"settings": {
"deregistrationPolicy": {
"deleteResources": "DEFAULT"
}
}
}
```
### Reviewing your Audit Manager notification settings
This is an example response for the `GetSettings` API operation, where the `attribute` parameter is set to `SNS_TOPIC`.
If an SNS topic is in use, the response returns the ARN for that topic.
#### Sample Response
```
{
"settings": {
"snsTopic": "arn:aws:sns:us-east-1:111122223333:my-assessment-topic"
}
}
```
### Reviewing the default audit owners for your Audit Manager assessments
This is an example response for the `GetSettings` API operation, where the `attribute` parameter is set to `DEFAULT_PROCESS_OWNERS`.
If one or more default audit owners were specified, the response returns the ARN for each audit owner's role.
#### Sample Response
```
{
"settings": {
"defaultProcessOwners": [
{
"roleType": "PROCESS_OWNER",
"roleArn": "arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/Administrator"
}
]
}
}
```
## See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+ [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)
+ [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/auditmanager-2017-07-25/GetSettings)