config:PutRetentionConfiguration

Write

config:PutRetentionConfiguration is a Write access-level action in the config service. Grants permission to create and update the retention configuration with details about retention period (number of days) that AWS Config stores your historical information

Resource types

This action does not support resource-level permissions; use "Resource": "*" in your policy.

Condition keys

No condition keys are documented for this action.

Example IAM policy

A minimal policy that allows config:PutRetentionConfiguration. Replace "Resource": "*" with a specific ARN to follow least privilege.

{
  "Version": "2012-10-17",
  "Statement": [
    {
      "Sid": "AllowConfigPutRetentionConfiguration",
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "config:PutRetentionConfiguration",
      "Resource": "*"
    }
  ]
}

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