# Zoom Team Chat API retention settings clarification

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-team-chat-api-retention-settings-clarification/146211>\
**Category:** Archiving\
**Created:** [September 4, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/zoom-team-chat-api-retention-settings-clarification/146211 "2026-09-04T14:47:10Z")\
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#### I need to understand which Zoom Team Chat retention setting determines how far back archived chat data can be retrieved through the API.

#### Under Account Management → Account Settings → Zoom Chat, I can see the following retention settings:

#### Under Visibility, the Archiving History Retention Period is configured. The Storage Retention Period is also configured.

#### We are retrieving Zoom Team Chat messages using the following API endpoint: GET /v2/report/chat/sessions/

#### Could you please clarify which of these settings determines the availability of messages through this API?

#### Specifically:

#### Is API data availability based on the Archiving History Retention Period?

#### Is it based on the Storage Retention Period? Or is there another retention/configuration setting that controls how far back the API can retrieve messages?

#### Additionally, if the Archiving History Retention Period and Storage Retention Period are configured differently, how does this affect API retrieval?

#### For example, if a message is no longer available based on the Storage Retention Period but is still within the Archiving History Retention Period, will the API still be able to retrieve that message?