Remove a retention override
curl --request DELETE \
--url https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}import requests
url = "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}"
response = requests.delete(url)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'DELETE'};
fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "DELETE",
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"target": "raw_track_events",
"retention_days": 90,
"source": "default",
"default_days": 90,
"event_name": null,
"deleted": true
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_01J8Z9K3P4Q5R6S7T8U9V0W1X2",
"timestamp": "2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 429,
"retry_after": 2
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}CDP
Remove a retention override
Deletes the tenant’s retention override for one target so it reverts to the platform default, and returns the now-effective window the reaper will apply. A target with no override is a 404 (RETENTION_OVERRIDE_NOT_FOUND). Requires owner/admin/developer + contacts:write.
DELETE
/
api
/
v1
/
cdp
/
retention-policy
/
{target}
Remove a retention override
curl --request DELETE \
--url https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}import requests
url = "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}"
response = requests.delete(url)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'DELETE'};
fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "DELETE",
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/cdp/retention-policy/{target}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"data": {
"target": "raw_track_events",
"retention_days": 90,
"source": "default",
"default_days": 90,
"event_name": null,
"deleted": true
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "req_01J8Z9K3P4Q5R6S7T8U9V0W1X2",
"timestamp": "2026-08-19T12:00:00.000Z"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 429,
"retry_after": 2
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "<string>",
"message": "<string>",
"status": 123,
"details": {}
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "<string>",
"timestamp": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
"docs_url": "<string>"
}
}Path Parameters
The retention target whose override to remove.
Available options:
raw_track_events, deliveries, tracking_plan_violations Response
The target is back on the platform default — the effective window post-deletion.
The target is back on the platform default — the effective window post-deletion.