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List retention policy rows

Settings module

GET/retention-policiesretentionPolicies.list

Retention of soft-deleted rows per table. Returns a cursor page of retention policy rows the caller may see. The default order is `table_name` ascending. Supports sparse fieldsets and the filter grammar.

  • Requires the capability data.retention.write.
  • OAuth scopes: data.
  • Cursor-paginated: limit, cursor, fields, sort and filter apply.
  • Error statuses: 400, 401, 429. Errors are RFC 9457 problem details.

Path and query parameters

retentionPolicies.list: Path and query parameters
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
limitLimitNoPage size. Default 50, maximum 200.Constraints: range 1 to 200
cursorCursorNoOpaque cursor from `next_cursor` of the previous page.Constraints: length 1 to any
fieldsFieldsNoSparse fieldset: a comma-separated list of top-level fields to return. `id` is always returned.Constraints: pattern ^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*(,[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)*$
sortSortNoSort keys, comma-separated; a leading `-` sorts descending. Without `sort`, the documented default order applies (coded lists sort in numeric code order).Constraints: pattern ^-?[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*(,-?[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)*$
filterFilterNoFilter grammar `filter[field][op]=value`. Operators: eq, ne, lt, lte, gt, gte, in (comma-separated values), is_null (true or false) and contains. Conditions combine with AND.

Response 200: a page of RetentionPolicy

retentionPolicies.list: RetentionPolicy
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
table_namestringYesTable.Constraints: pattern ^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9._-]{0,63}$
basis"Soft Deleted" | "Age" | nullYesWhat starts the retention clock.
time_columnstring | nullYesColumn that starts the clock.Constraints: length 1 to 300
retentionstring | nullYesHow long rows are kept, as an interval.Constraints: length 1 to 300
purge_method"Delete" | "Drop Partition" | "Account Lifecycle" | nullYesHow expired rows leave.
redact_personal_data_afterstring | nullYesWhen personal data in the table is redacted, if ever.Constraints: length 1 to 300
rationalestring | nullYesWhy the period was chosen.Constraints: length 1 to 2000
{
  "data": [
    {
      "table_name": "app.activity_events",
      "basis": "Soft Deleted",
      "time_column": "deleted_at",
      "retention": "7 years",
      "purge_method": "Delete",
      "redact_personal_data_after": "90 days",
      "rationale": "Tax records are kept seven years."
    }
  ],
  "next_cursor": null
}

Code samples

curl -X GET "$XOS_BASE_URL/retention-policies" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XOS_API_KEY"
for await (const row of xos.retentionPolicies.listAll()) {
  console.log(row);
}
for row in xos.retention_policies.list_all():
    print(row)
xos retention-policies list --all