security-retentioneventtype.md

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retentionEventType resource type	Represents a single group for the same type of retention events. An event type is a generic description for similar events that can be used with any label with event-based retention.	sseth	medium	security	resourcePageType

retentionEventType resource type

Namespace: microsoft.graph.security

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Represents a single group for the same type of retention events.

When a retention event is created, it's associated with a specific event type that in turn is associated with a retention label. Only content with that retention label applied will be retained for the specified retention period. For details, see Start retention when an event occurs.

Methods

Method	Return type	Description
List	microsoft.graph.security.retentionEventType collection	Get a list of the retentionEventType objects and their properties.
Create	microsoft.graph.security.retentionEventType	Create a new retentionEventType object.
Get	microsoft.graph.security.retentionEventType	Read the properties and relationships of a retentionEventType object.
Update	microsoft.graph.security.retentionEventType	Update the properties of a retentionEventType object.
Delete	None	Delete a retentionEventType object.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
createdBy	microsoft.graph.identitySet	The user who created the retentionEventType.
createdDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The date time when the retentionEventType was created.
description	String	Optional information about the event type.
displayName	String	Name of the event type.
id	String	Represents the unique ID of the user who created the retentionEventType. entity.
lastModifiedBy	microsoft.graph.identitySet	The user who last modified the retentionEventType.
lastModifiedDateTime	DateTimeOffset	The latest date time when the retentionEventType was modified.

Relationships

None.

JSON representation

The following is a JSON representation of the resource.

{
  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.security.retentionEventType",
  "id": "String (identifier)",
  "displayName": "String",
  "description": "String",
  "createdBy": {
    "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.identitySet"
  },
  "createdDateTime": "String (timestamp)",
  "lastModifiedBy": {
    "@odata.type": "microsoft.graph.identitySet"
  },
  "lastModifiedDateTime": "String (timestamp)"
}