---
title: "Update a retention policy"
method: PUT
path: "/v1/retention-policies/{policy_id}"
tags: ["retention-policies"]
---

# Update a retention policy

`PUT /v1/retention-policies/{policy_id}`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/oneloop-hq/apis/feather-api/docs/v1/retention-policies/:policy_id/put.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `policy_id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- RetentionPolicyUpdate
  - `name` string, nullable
  - `turn_retention_days` integer, nullable
  - `session_retention_days` integer, nullable
  - `archive_strategy` 'soft_delete' | 'hard_delete', nullable
  - `is_default` boolean, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- SrcConversationSchemasRetentionPolicyResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `organization_id` string, uuid, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `turn_retention_days` integer, nullable
  - `session_retention_days` integer, nullable
  - `archive_strategy` 'soft_delete' | 'hard_delete', required
  - `is_default` boolean, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `updated_at` string, date-time, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Authentication required
- `404`: Resource not found
- `422`: Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-08-12** `5a5597ebb2d6`: 6 info
  - added the optional property `retry_after` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `retry_after` to the response with the `401` status
  - added the optional property `retry_after` to the response with the `404` status
  - added the optional property `retryable` to the response with the `400` status
  - …2 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/oneloop-hq/apis/feather-api/changes/v1/retention-policies/:policy_id/put.md)

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