> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cassidyai.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Configure data retention > Control how long an Agent's chat history is stored to meet your organization's data governance requirements. Chat retention settings let you control how long conversation history is stored for an [Agent](/agents/overview). This helps you manage data storage and comply with your organization's data governance policies. Agent chat retention is an **Enterprise-only** feature. [Contact our sales team](https://www.cassidyai.com/demo) to learn more about upgrading to Enterprise access. ## Required privilege Viewing and editing an Agent's chat retention settings requires the **Manage Agent Data Retention** admin privilege. Org Admins have this privilege by default. To grant it to other team members without full Admin access, add it to a [custom role](/settings/roles-and-groups). Saving changes or deleting chat history also requires edit access to that specific Agent. ## Set a retention policy Navigate to the Agent you want to configure and click the **...** menu. Select **Data Retention**. If you also have Agent export access, you'll find it nested under **Advanced** instead. Agent Advanced Settings Menu showing Data Retention In the **Update Data Retention Period** dialog, select from the available options: * **Forever** -- chat history is retained indefinitely, or until you manually delete it. This is the default for every Agent. * **Custom** -- specify a retention period based on your needs. Agent Data Retention configuration options If you selected **Custom**, enter the retention duration (e.g., `30`) in the **Period** field and select the unit from the dropdown: **Hours**, **Days**, **Weeks**, **Months**, or **Years**. The minimum period is 1 hour. Agent Data Retention custom retention period Click **Save** to apply the retention settings. Cassidy automatically deletes chat history older than the configured period, for every user who has chatted with this Agent. ## Manually delete chat history You can delete all existing chat history for an Agent at any time, regardless of the retention setting. Follow the steps above to navigate to the **Data Retention** settings for your Agent. Click **Delete Agent Chat History**, then click **Delete** again to confirm. Agent Data Retention custom retention period Deleting chat history -- whether by retention policy or manual deletion -- removes it for every user who has chatted with the Agent, and it cannot be recovered. Make sure your settings align with your organization's data governance requirements before configuring retention. ## Next steps Grant the Manage Agent Data Retention privilege to a custom role. Learn about SSO, SAML, RBAC, and other enterprise controls.