How to change your data retention period

Reviewed on April 02, 2025

This page shows you how to change the retention period for your data sources. Refer to the Cockpit FAQ for detailed information on pricing.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• Created Scaleway resources integrated with Cockpit or created custom data sources

1. Click Cockpit in the Monitoring section of the console side menu. The Cockpit overview page displays.
2. Click the Data sources tab.
3. Click the more icon icon next to the data source you want to change the retention period for.
   Tip

   You can change the retention period for both Scaleway and custom data sources. Each data source can have a different retention period.

4. Click More info. The Data source information page displays.
5. Click the Edit retention button.
6. Drag the slider to adjust the retention period for your data source:
   • Drag the slider to the right to increase your retention period, or
   • Drag the slider to the left to decrease the retention period.
     Important

     • Reducing the retention period of a data source will permanently delete all observability data in that data source beyond the selected timeframe. This deletion is irreversible and takes effect a few minutes after the retention period is reduced, even if the retention period is later increased.
     • Find out about the retention periods available for each data source type.
7. Click Edit retention period to confirm.