**End of support notice**: On February 20, 2026, AWS will end support for the Amazon Chime service. After February 20, 2026, you will no longer be able to access the Amazon Chime console or Amazon Chime application resources. For more information, visit the [blog post](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/messaging-and-targeting/update-on-support-for-amazon-chime/). **Note:** This does not impact the availability of the [Amazon Chime SDK service](https://aws.amazon.com/chime/chime-sdk/).

# RetentionSettings
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The retention settings for an Amazon Chime Enterprise account that determine how long to retain items such as chat-room messages and chat-conversation messages.

## Contents
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 ** ConversationRetentionSettings **   <a name="chime-Type-RetentionSettings-ConversationRetentionSettings"></a>
The chat conversation retention settings.  
Type: [ConversationRetentionSettings](API_ConversationRetentionSettings.md) object  
Required: No

 ** RoomRetentionSettings **   <a name="chime-Type-RetentionSettings-RoomRetentionSettings"></a>
The chat room retention settings.  
Type: [RoomRetentionSettings](API_RoomRetentionSettings.md) object  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/chime-2018-05-01/RetentionSettings) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/chime-2018-05-01/RetentionSettings) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/chime-2018-05-01/RetentionSettings)