# DescribeRetentionConfigurations
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Returns the details of one or more retention configurations. If the retention configuration name is not specified, this operation returns the details for all the retention configurations for that account.

**Note**  
Currently, AWS Config supports only one retention configuration per region in your account.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "NextToken": "string",
   "RetentionConfigurationNames": [ "string" ]
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [NextToken](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-request-NextToken"></a>
The `nextToken` string returned on a previous page that you use to get the next page of results in a paginated response.   
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** [RetentionConfigurationNames](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-request-RetentionConfigurationNames"></a>
A list of names of retention configurations for which you want details. If you do not specify a name, AWS Config returns details for all the retention configurations for that account.  
Currently, AWS Config supports only one retention configuration per region in your account.
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 1 item.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[\w\-]+`   
Required: No

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "NextToken": "string",
   "RetentionConfigurations": [ 
      { 
         "Name": "string",
         "RetentionPeriodInDays": number
      }
   ]
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [NextToken](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-response-NextToken"></a>
The `nextToken` string returned on a previous page that you use to get the next page of results in a paginated response.   
Type: String

 ** [RetentionConfigurations](#API_DescribeRetentionConfigurations_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="config-DescribeRetentionConfigurations-response-RetentionConfigurations"></a>
Returns a retention configuration object.  
Type: Array of [RetentionConfiguration](API_RetentionConfiguration.md) objects

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InvalidNextTokenException **   
The specified next token is not valid. Specify the `nextToken` string that was returned in the previous response to get the next page of results.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InvalidParameterValueException **   
One or more of the specified parameters are not valid. Verify that your parameters are valid and try again.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** NoSuchRetentionConfigurationException **   
You have specified a retention configuration that does not exist.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## 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 Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/config-2014-11-12/DescribeRetentionConfigurations)