get_object_retention

S3.Client.get_object_retention(**kwargs)

Retrieves an object's retention settings. For more information, see Locking Objects.

This action is not supported by Amazon S3 on Outposts.

The following action is related to GetObjectRetention :

• GetObjectAttributes

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.get_object_retention(
    Bucket='string',
    Key='string',
    VersionId='string',
    RequestPayer='requester',
    ExpectedBucketOwner='string'
)

Parameters

• Bucket (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The bucket name containing the object whose retention settings you want to retrieve.

  When using this action with an access point, you must direct requests to the access point hostname. The access point hostname takes the form AccessPointName -AccountId .s3-accesspoint.*Region* .amazonaws.com. When using this action with an access point through the Amazon Web Services SDKs, you provide the access point ARN in place of the bucket name. For more information about access point ARNs, see Using access points in the Amazon S3 User Guide .

• Key (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The key name for the object whose retention settings you want to retrieve.

• VersionId (string) -- The version ID for the object whose retention settings you want to retrieve.
• RequestPayer (string) -- Confirms that the requester knows that they will be charged for the request. Bucket owners need not specify this parameter in their requests. For information about downloading objects from Requester Pays buckets, see Downloading Objects in Requester Pays Buckets in the Amazon S3 User Guide .
• ExpectedBucketOwner (string) -- The account ID of the expected bucket owner. If the bucket is owned by a different account, the request fails with the HTTP status code 403 Forbidden (access denied).

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Retention': {
        'Mode': 'GOVERNANCE'|'COMPLIANCE',
        'RetainUntilDate': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Retention (dict) --

    The container element for an object's retention settings.

    • Mode (string) --

      Indicates the Retention mode for the specified object.

    • RetainUntilDate (datetime) --

      The date on which this Object Lock Retention will expire.