Microsoft Purview Retention Event Types API

Operations for managing retention event types

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Operations 5

GET /security/triggerTypes/retentionEventTypes Microsoft Purview List retention event types #

POST /security/triggerTypes/retentionEventTypes Microsoft Purview Create a retention event type #

GET /security/triggerTypes/retentionEventTypes/{retentionEventTypeId} Microsoft Purview Get a retention event type #

PATCH /security/triggerTypes/retentionEventTypes/{retentionEventTypeId} Microsoft Purview Update a retention event type #

DELETE /security/triggerTypes/retentionEventTypes/{retentionEventTypeId} Microsoft Purview Delete a retention event type #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Purview Records Management Retention Event Types API
  description: APIs for managing retention labels, retention policies, and disposition review through Microsoft Graph. Helps organizations manage data retention and deletion to meet legal obligations and compliance regulations.
  version: v1.0
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Purview Support
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/security-recordsmanagement-overview
  license:
    name: Microsoft API License
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
servers:
- url: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0
  description: Microsoft Graph v1.0 endpoint
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Retention Event Types
  description: Operations for managing retention event types
paths:
  /security/triggerTypes/retentionEventTypes:
    get:
      operationId: listRetentionEventTypes
      summary: Microsoft Purview List retention event types
      description: Get a list of retention event types.
      tags:
      - Retention Event Types
      parameters:
      - name: $top
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
      - name: $filter
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Retention event types listed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  value:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetentionEventType'
                  '@odata.nextLink':
                    type: string
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    post:
      operationId: createRetentionEventType
      summary: Microsoft Purview Create a retention event type
      description: Create a new retention event type.
      tags:
      - Retention Event Types
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetentionEventType'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Retention event type created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetentionEventType'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /security/triggerTypes/retentionEventTypes/{retentionEventTypeId}:
    get:
      operationId: getRetentionEventType
      summary: Microsoft Purview Get a retention event type
      description: Get a retention event type by its identifier.
      tags:
      - Retention Event Types
      parameters:
      - name: retentionEventTypeId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Retention event type retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetentionEventType'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
    patch:
      operationId: updateRetentionEventType
      summary: Microsoft Purview Update a retention event type
      description: Update the properties of a retention event type.
      tags:
      - Retention Event Types
      parameters:
      - name: retentionEventTypeId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetentionEventType'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Retention event type updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RetentionEventType'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    delete:
      operationId: deleteRetentionEventType
      summary: Microsoft Purview Delete a retention event type
      description: Delete a retention event type.
      tags:
      - Retention Event Types
      parameters:
      - name: retentionEventTypeId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Retention event type deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
components:
  schemas:
    IdentitySet:
      type: object
      properties:
        user:
          type: object
          properties:
            displayName:
              type: string
            id:
              type: string
    RetentionEventType:
      type: object
      description: A retention event type
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        displayName:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        createdDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
        lastModifiedDateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
        createdBy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IdentitySet'
        lastModifiedBy:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/IdentitySet'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Microsoft Identity Platform OAuth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            RecordsManagement.Read.All: Read records management settings
            RecordsManagement.ReadWrite.All: Read and write records management settings