Retention

Parseable allows setting the retention, or the amount of time that log data is kept in the system, for each log stream. The time can be set to a multiple of 1 day. Note that retention works at a stream level, and each stream can have a different retention period. Also, you can only set a single log stream per retention period.

Setting up

You can set Retention via the Stream Management page (Stream >> Manage >> Retention). If you're using external applications to interact with Parseable, you can also use the retention API calls. Refer to the API documentation for details.

Configuration

Here is sample retention configuration, with all the available options.

[
    {
        "duration": "20d",
        "action": "delete",
        "description": "delete logs after 20 days"
    }
]

This table explains the configuration options.

Variable Name	Required	Description
duration	Yes	Total duration for which logs should be retained. Can be multiple of 1 day, e.g. 20d.
action	Yes	Action to be taken when log data passes retention duration. Currently only delete is supported
description	No	Human friendly description of the log retention rule.