How long are API inputs kept?
How long prompts and outputs are stored after a request, and why. 9 of 17 vendors answer it on the pages watched here, quoted below.
| Vendor, answer and clauseAnswer and clause | |
|---|---|
Deleted within 30 days(Depends) “For Anthropic API users, we automatically delete inputs and outputs on our backend within 30 days of receipt or generation, except:” How long do you store my organization's data? On the page Sep 24, 2026 | |
 AWS | AWS Providers never see prompts(Protective) “Because the model providers don't have access to those accounts, they don't have access to Amazon Bedrock logs or to customer prompts and completions.” Data protection in Amazon Bedrock On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
Deleted after 30 days(Depends) “We automatically delete logged prompts and generations after 30 days, unless we need it to comply with a legal requirement or customer contract, or unless your usage is flagged as potentially violating our terms, including our Usage Policy (e.g.” Enterprise Data Commitments On the page Sep 24, 2026 | |
Stored data deleted after 30 days(Depends) “Retention period : All stored conversation data is automatically deleted after 30 days.” Data handling On the page Sep 24, 2026 | |
Logged for a limited period(Depends) “for Paid Services, Google logs prompts and responses for a limited period of time solely for detecting violations of the Prohibited Use Policy .” Zero data retention in the Gemini Developer API On the page Sep 24, 2026 | |
Logs up to 30 days(Depends) “These logs are retained for up to 30 days , unless legally required to retain longer.” Your data in GroqCloud On the page Sep 24, 2026 | |
Abuse review store, can be waived(Depends) “If the customer has been approved for modified abuse monitoring (learn more at Abuse Monitoring )), the data storage and human review process described above is not performed.” Data, privacy, and security for Models sold by Azure On the page Sep 24, 2026 | |
Abuse logs up to 30 days(Depends) “By default, abuse monitoring logs are generated for all API feature usage and retained for up to 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law, or is reasonably necessary to protect our services or any third party from harm.” Data controls in the OpenAI platform On the page Sep 24, 2026 | |
Deleted within 30 days(Depends) “All User Content will be automatically and permanently deleted no later than 30 days after the end of the interaction or session in which it was submitted...” Enterprise Terms of Service On the page Sep 24, 2026 |
Not stated on the watched pages: Cursor, DeepSeek, GitHub, Mistral AI, OpenRouter, Perplexity, Snowflake, Together AI.