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Is Retention period applicable when using Microsoft Graph API

Allan Fernandes 171 Reputation points
2020-10-13T17:44:24.57+00:00

Hi,

I am a developer and I have a backup application that compresses data from a user's machine and stores it onto his Onedrive on the Cloud using Microsoft Graph API. My users have either E3 licenses/M365/O365 licenses etc.

I wanted to know if the files that my application has compressed and copied onto your cloud will be deleted internally due to the Retention Policy ?

Regards
Allan

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  1. Vasil Michev 111.8K Reputation points MVP
    2020-10-13T18:32:46.247+00:00

    There's no default retention policy, so generally they will not be removed. An Office 365 admin however can always configure a retention policy that will affect this though, and there's nothing you can do to avoid it.

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  1. Baker Kong-MSFT 3,801 Reputation points
    2020-10-14T01:57:04.527+00:00

    Hi @Allan Fernandes ,

    By default the files won't be removed as long as their accounts are not deleted. Administrator could set up retention policies for SharePoint sites and OneDrive accounts, which may affect the retention period, no matter you upload files to the cloud through Graph API or browser UI.

    Best Regards,
    Baker Kong

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