---
title: "GetObjectRetention"
slug: "ncloudstorage-getobjectretention"
updated: 2026-09-17T10:12:27Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:12:27Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/ncloudstorage-getobjectretention"
---

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# GetObjectRetention

Available in Classic and VPC

Get the retention information set on an Ncloud Storage object.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| GET | /{Key} |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all Ncloud Storage APIs, see [Ncloud Storage request headers](/docs/en/storage-ncloudstorage#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Key` | String | Required | Object name |

### Request query parameters

You can use the following query parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `versionId` | String | Optional | Version ID of the object to query the retention status for - Query the latest version if not entered. |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
GET /object.csv?retention HTTP/1.1
Host: {Bucket}.kr.ncloudstorage.com
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response headers

For information about the headers common to all Ncloud Storage APIs, see [Ncloud Storage response headers](/docs/en/storage-ncloudstorage#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `Retention` | Object | - | Retention settings |
| `Retention.Mode` | String | - | Retention mode - `GOVERNANCE` \| `COMPLIANCE` |
| `Retention.RetainUntilDate` | String | - | Retention expiration date - ISO 8601 format |

### Response status codes

The following describes the response status codes.

              Note

              

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all Ncloud Storage APIs, see [Common Ncloud Storage response status codes](/docs/en/storage-ncloudstorage#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

| Error code | HTTP status code | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `InvalidRequest` | 400 | No object lock settings exist in the bucket. |
| `NoSuchObjectLockConfiguration` | 404 | No retention settings exist in the object. |
| `NoSuchKey` | 404 | Specified object does not exist. |
| `NoSuchVersion` | 404 | Specified version does not exist. |

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
HTTP/1.1 200 OK

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Retention xmlns="http://s3.amazonaws.com/doc/2006-03-01/">
    <Mode>GOVERNANCE</Mode>
    <RetainUntilDate>2025-12-31T00:00:00.000Z</RetainUntilDate>
</Retention>
```