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title: "get-object-retention"
slug: "get-object-retention"
updated: 2026-10-08T05:00:36Z
published: 2026-10-08T05:00:36Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/get-object-retention"
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# get-object-retention

Available in Classic and VPC

Get the retention information configured for an Ncloud Storage object.

              Note

              

For a Sub Account user to execute this command, they must have the View/GetObjectRetention action permission.

## Syntax

The `get-object-retention` syntax is as follows:

```
aws s3api get-object-retention \
    --bucket <bucket> \
    --key <key> \
    [--version-id <version-id>] \
    --endpoint-url <endpoint-url>
```

## Options

This section describes the options available when running `get-object-retention`.

### Required options

The following options are required for `get-object-retention`.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--bucket` | String | Required | Bucket name |
| `--key` | String | Required | Object name |

### Optional options

These are the optional options for `get-object-retention`. Options that are not specified will use their default values.

| Options | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `--version-id` | String | Optional | Object version ID |

### Common options

For information about the options common to all `aws` subcommands, see [Ncloud Storage options](/docs/en/storage-ncloudstorage#%EC%98%B5%EC%85%98).

## Examples

If the request to retrieve retention settings is successful, the object's retention mode and retention expiration date and time are returned.

### Command

The command example is as follows:

```
aws s3api get-object-retention --bucket my-locked-bucket \
    --key locked.txt \
    --endpoint-url=https://kr.ncloudstorage.com
```

### Output

The output example is as follows:

```
{
    "Retention": {
        "Mode": "GOVERNANCE",
        "RetainUntilDate": "2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"
    }
}
```

## Related commands

Related commands are as follows:

- [put-object-lock-configuration](/docs/en/put-object-lock-configuration)
- [get-object-lock-configuration](/docs/en/get-object-lock-configuration)
- [put-object-retention](/docs/en/put-object-retention)
- [put-object-legal-hold](/docs/en/put-object-legal-hold)
- [get-object-legal-hold](/docs/en/get-object-legal-hold)