# DescribeRetentionConfigurations


Returns the details of one or more retention configurations. If the retention configuration name is not specified, this operation returns the details for all the retention configurations for that account.

**Note**  
Currently, AWS Config supports only one retention configuration per region in your account.

## Request Syntax


```
{
   "NextToken": "string",
   "RetentionConfigurationNames": [ "string" ]
}
```

## Request Parameters


For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [NextToken](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-request-NextToken"></a>
The `nextToken` string returned on a previous page that you use to get the next page of results in a paginated response.   
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** [RetentionConfigurationNames](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-request-RetentionConfigurationNames"></a>
A list of names of retention configurations for which you want details. If you do not specify a name, AWS Config returns details for all the retention configurations for that account.  
Currently, AWS Config supports only one retention configuration per region in your account.
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 1 item.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[\w\-]+`   
Required: No

## Response Syntax


```
{
   "NextToken": "string",
   "RetentionConfigurations": [ 
      { 
         "Name": "string",
         "RetentionPeriodInDays": number
      }
   ]
}
```

## 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.

 ** [NextToken](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-response-NextToken"></a>
The `nextToken` string returned on a previous page that you use to get the next page of results in a paginated response.   
Type: String

 ** [RetentionConfigurations](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-response-RetentionConfigurations"></a>
Returns a retention configuration object.  
Type: Array of [RetentionConfiguration](API_RetentionConfiguration.md) objects

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidNextTokenException **   
The specified next token is not valid. Specify the `nextToken` string that was returned in the previous response to get the next page of results.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterValueException **   
One or more of the specified parameters are not valid. Verify that your parameters are valid and try again.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** NoSuchRetentionConfigurationException **   
You have specified a retention configuration that does not exist.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## 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/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations)