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Modifying the Recycling Policy

Function

This API is used to modify the recycling policy. Before calling this API:

Learn how to authenticate this API.
Obtain the required region and endpoint.

URI

PUT /v3/{project_id}/recycle-policy

**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Description
project_id	Yes	Definition Project ID of a tenant in a region. To obtain the value, see Obtaining a Project ID. Constraints N/A Range The value can contain 32 characters. Only letters and digits are allowed. Default Value N/A

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
recycle_policy	Yes	Object	Definition Recycling policy. For details, see Table 3. Constraints N/A

**Table 3** recycle_policy field data structure description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
retention_period_in_days	Yes	Integer	Definition Retention days of deleted instances. Constraints N/A Range 1–7 Default Value N/A

Response Parameters

**Table 4** Parameter description
Parameter	Type	Description
result	String	Definition Modification result. Range SUCCESS: The modification is successful.

Example Request

Setting the retention period of deleted instances to 5 days

PUT https://gaussdb-opengauss.ap-southeast-1.myhuaweicloud.com/v3/0611f1bd8b00d5d32f17c017f15b599f/recycle-policy
{
	"recycle_policy": {
		"retention_period_in_days": 5
	}
}