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Updates a retention policy.
Request
Path Parameters
982312The ID of the retention policy.
Request Body
falseDetermines if owners and co-owners of items under the policy are notified when the retention duration is about to end.
falseDetermines if the owner of items under the policy can extend the retention when the original retention duration is about to end.
A list of users notified when the retention duration is about to end.
"Policy to retain all reports for at least one month"The additional text description of the retention policy.
"permanently_delete"The disposition action of the retention policy.
This action can be permanently_delete, which
will cause the content retained by the policy
to be permanently deleted, or remove_retention,
which will lift the retention policy from the content,
allowing it to be deleted by users,
once the retention policy has expired.
You can use null if you don't want to change disposition_action.
"Some Policy Name"The name for the retention policy
"365"The length of the retention policy. This value
specifies the duration in days that the retention
policy will be active for after being assigned to
content. If the policy has a policy_type of
indefinite, the retention_length will also be
indefinite.
"non-modifiable"Specifies the retention type:
modifiable: You can modify the retention policy. For example, you can add or remove folders, shorten or lengthen the policy duration, or delete the assignment. Use this type if your retention policy is not related to any regulatory purposes.non-modifiable: You can modify the retention policy only in a limited way: add a folder, lengthen the duration, retire the policy, change the disposition action or notification settings. You cannot perform other actions, such as deleting the assignment or shortening the policy duration. Use this type to ensure compliance with regulatory retention policies.
When updating a retention policy, you can use
non-modifiable type only. You can convert a
modifiable policy to non-modifiable, but
not the other way around.
"retired"Used to retire a retention policy.
If not retiring a policy, do not include this parameter
or set it to null.
Response
Returns the updated retention policy object.
Returns a bad_request if an incorrect
disposition_action was set or description exceeds maximum length of
500 characters.
Returns an error when a user wants to shorten the duration of a non-modifiable policy, or to convert a non-modifiable policy to a modifiable one. Note: Lengthening policy duration is allowed.
Returns an error if a retention policy with the given name already exists
An unexpected client error.
Request Example
curl -i -X PUT "https://api.box.com/2.0/retention_policies/982312" \
-H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{
"disposition_action": "permanently_delete"
}'await client.retentionPolicies.updateRetentionPolicyById(retentionPolicy.id, {
requestBody: {
policyName: updatedRetentionPolicyName,
} satisfies UpdateRetentionPolicyByIdRequestBody,
} satisfies UpdateRetentionPolicyByIdOptionalsInput);client.retention_policies.update_retention_policy_by_id(
retention_policy.id, policy_name=updated_retention_policy_name
)await client.RetentionPolicies.UpdateRetentionPolicyByIdAsync(retentionPolicyId: retentionPolicy.Id, requestBody: new UpdateRetentionPolicyByIdRequestBody() { PolicyName = updatedRetentionPolicyName });try await client.retentionPolicies.updateRetentionPolicyById(retentionPolicyId: retentionPolicy.id, requestBody: UpdateRetentionPolicyByIdRequestBody(policyName: updatedRetentionPolicyName))BoxRetentionPolicy policy = new BoxRetentionPolicy(api, id);
BoxRetentionPolicy.Info policyInfo = policy.new Info();
policyInfo.setPolicyName("new policy name");
policy.updateInfo(policyInfo);policy_update = {'policy_name': 'New Policy Name',}
updated_retention_policy = client.retention_policy(retention_id='12345').update_info(data=policy_update)
print(f'Retention Policy ID is {updated_retention_policy.id} and the new policy name is {updated_retention_policy.policy_name}')var updates = new BoxRetentionPolicyRequest()
{
PolicyName = "New Policy Name"
};
BoxRetentionPolicy updatedPolicy = await client.RetentionPoliciesManager
.UpdateRetentionPolicyAsync("11111", updates);client.retentionPolicies
.update('123456789', { status: 'retired' })
.then((policy) => {
/* policy -> {
type: 'retention_policy',
id: '123456789',
policy_name: 'Tax Documents',
policy_type: 'indefinite',
retention_length: 'indefinite',
retention_type: 'modifiable',
description: 'Policy to retain all reports',
disposition_action: 'remove_retention',
can_owner_extend_retention: false,
status: 'retired',
are_owners_notified: true,
custom_notification_recipients: []
assignment_counts: { enterprise: 0, folder: 1, metadata_template: 0 },
created_by:
{ type: 'user',
id: '11111',
name: 'Example User',
login: 'user@example.com' },
created_at: '2015-05-01T11:12:54-07:00',
modified_at: '2015-06-08T11:11:50-07:00' }
*/
});client.retentionPolicy.update(policyId: "1234", name: "New Policy Name") { result in
guard case let .success(retentionPolicy) = result else {
print("Error updating a retention policy")
return
}
print("Updated retention policy: \(retentionPolicy.id)")
}Response Example
{
"id": "12345",
"type": "retention_policy",
"are_owners_notified": false,
"assignment_counts": {
"enterprise": 1,
"folder": 1,
"metadata_template": 1
},
"can_owner_extend_retention": false,
"created_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"created_by": {
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"login": "ceo@example.com",
"name": "Aaron Levie"
},
"custom_notification_recipients": [
{
"id": "11446498",
"type": "user",
"name": "Aaron Levie",
"login": "ceo@example.com"
}
],
"description": "Policy to retain all reports for at least one month",
"disposition_action": "permanently_delete",
"modified_at": "2012-12-12T10:53:43-08:00",
"policy_name": "Some Policy Name",
"policy_type": "finite",
"retention_length": "365",
"retention_type": "non_modifiable",
"status": "active"
}