From 97ead36ab2f75f55de01647b0afa540c3a2e7ea2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Stirnaman Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:47:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update content/shared/influxdb3-admin/databases/_index.md Co-authored-by: Scott Anderson --- content/shared/influxdb3-admin/databases/_index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/databases/_index.md b/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/databases/_index.md index 4e6433a04..5e0e05f5e 100644 --- a/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/databases/_index.md +++ b/content/shared/influxdb3-admin/databases/_index.md @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ rules, and deletion behavior, see A database **retention period** is the maximum age of data stored in the database. The age of data is determined by the timestamp associated with each point. When a point's timestamp is beyond the retention period (relative to now), the -point is not queryable. +point is not queryable and will be deleted. By default, data does not expire. When you [create a database](/influxdb3/version/admin/databases/create/), you can optionally set a retention period. Retention periods can be as short as one hour