# RetentionConfiguration


An object with the name of the retention configuration and the retention period in days. The object stores the configuration for data retention in AWS Config.

## Contents


 ** Name **   <a name="config-Type-RetentionConfiguration-Name"></a>
The name of the retention configuration object.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[\w\-]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** RetentionPeriodInDays **   <a name="config-Type-RetentionConfiguration-RetentionPeriodInDays"></a>
Number of days AWS Config stores your historical information.  
Currently, only applicable to the configuration item history.
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 30. Maximum value of 2557.  
Required: Yes

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/config-2014-11-12/RetentionConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/config-2014-11-12/RetentionConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/config-2014-11-12/RetentionConfiguration)