---
title: "Gets the envelope purge configuration for an account."
method: GET
path: "/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/settings/envelope_purge_configuration"
tags: ["Accounts"]
---

# Gets the envelope purge configuration for an account.

`GET /v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/settings/envelope_purge_configuration`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.docusign.net/restapi`
- URL: `https://www.docusign.net/restapi/v2.1/accounts/{accountId}/settings/envelope_purge_configuration`
- Auth: none declared

An envelope purge configuration enables account administrators to permanently remove documents and their field data from completed and voided envelopes after a specified retention period (`retentionDays`). This method retrieves the current envelope purge configuration for your account.

**Note:** To use this method, you must be an account administrator.

## Path parameters

- `accountId` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful response.

## Other responses

- `400`: Error encountered.

## Changes

- **2019-10-08** (v2) `69cda11bf08a`: 2 info
  - api tag `Accounts` added
  - api tag `EnvelopePurgeConfiguration` removed
- **2019-07-18** (v2) `8ad1b5a40f1b`: 2 info
  - api tag `EnvelopePurgeConfiguration` added
  - api tag `Accounts` removed

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/docusign/apis/docusign-esignature-rest-api/changes/v2.1/accounts/:accountId/settings/envelope_purge_configuration/get.md)

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