# AWS adds account-wide retention policies for CloudWatch logs

_Published Monday, November 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM EST · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

AWS has added account-level retention policies to CloudWatch Logs, letting platform and security teams set how long data is kept across all log groups or groups selected by a name prefix. Policies can apply to existing groups or only new ones.

When several policies match a group, the longest retention period applies. Teams can manage up to 20 policies per account and region through the console, CLI, or SDKs. The feature carries no additional cost and is available in all commercial AWS regions except Middle East (Bahrain) and Middle East (UAE).

## Sources

- [Recent Announcements](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/11/amazon-cloudwatch-log-retention/)

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