---
title: "list backup retention policies"
method: GET
path: "/accounts/{account_id}/backup_retention_policies"
tags: ["BackupRetentionPolicies"]
---

# list backup retention policies

`GET /accounts/{account_id}/backup_retention_policies`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.aptible.com`
- URL: `https://api.aptible.com/accounts/{account_id}/backup_retention_policies`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Returns a paginated list of backup retention policies for the specified account.

## Path parameters

- `account_id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer
- `no_embed` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'no_sensitive_extras=true'

## Response `200`

successful

- ListBackupRetentionPoliciesForAccount200Response
  - `_embedded` ListBackupRetentionPoliciesForAccount200ResponseEmbedded, required
    - `backup_retention_policies` BackupRetentionPolicy[]
      - `id` integer, required
      - `_type` string, required
      - `created_at` string, dateTime, required
      - `daily` integer, required
      - `monthly` integer, required
      - `yearly` integer, required
      - `pitr_days` integer, required
      - `make_copy` boolean, required
      - `keep_final` boolean, required
      - `_links` BackupRetentionPolicyLinks
        - `account` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
        - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
          - `href` string, uri
  - `total_count` integer, required
  - `per_page` integer, required
  - `current_page` integer, required
  - `_links` ListActivityReportsForAccount200ResponseLinks, required
    - `account` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `next` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `prev` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response. Often a 4xx or 5xx status code

## Changes

- **2026-07-24** `1dc1e5b8c6eb`: 3 info
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Prefer`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `no_embed`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `per_page`
- **2025-11-14** `a0af32b45330`: 1 info
  - added the required property `_embedded/backup_retention_policies/items/pitr_days` to the response with the `200` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1/changes/accounts/:account_id/backup_retention_policies/get.md)

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