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Cumulocity Retention API — Rules

Define and update retention rules that automatically delete old measurements, events, alarms, audit records, and operations.

Cumulocity Retention API — Rules is a Naftiko capability published by Cumulocity, one of 31 capabilities the APIs.io network indexes for this provider. It bundles 3 operations.

The capability includes 1 read-only operation and 2 state-changing operations. Lead operation: List configured Cumulocity retention rules. Can be deployed as a REST endpoint, MCP tool, or Agent Skill via Naftiko.

Tagged areas include Cumulocity, Retention, and Data Lifecycle.

Run with Naftiko CumulocityRetentionData Lifecycle

MCP Tools

cumulocity-list-retention-rules

List configured Cumulocity retention rules.

read-only idempotent

cumulocity-create-retention-rule

Create a retention rule that automatically deletes old data of a chosen type.

cumulocity-delete-retention-rule

Delete a Cumulocity retention rule.

idempotent

Capability Spec

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Cumulocity Retention API — Rules
  description: Define and update retention rules that automatically delete old measurements, events, alarms, audit records, and operations.
  tags: [Cumulocity, Retention, Data Lifecycle]
  created: '2026-05-25'
  modified: '2026-05-25'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    C8Y_BASE_URL: C8Y_BASE_URL
    C8Y_USER: C8Y_USER
    C8Y_PASSWORD: C8Y_PASSWORD
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: retention-rules
    baseUri: '{{env.C8Y_BASE_URL}}'
    resources:
    - name: retentions
      path: /retention/retentions
      operations:
      - name: listretentionrules
        method: GET
        description: List Retention Rules
      - name: createretentionrule
        method: POST
        description: Create A Retention Rule
        inputParameters:
        - {name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true}
    - name: retention
      path: /retention/retentions/{id}
      operations:
      - name: getretentionrule
        method: GET
        description: Retrieve A Retention Rule
        inputParameters:
        - {name: id, in: path, type: string, required: true}
      - name: updateretentionrule
        method: PUT
        description: Update A Retention Rule
        inputParameters:
        - {name: id, in: path, type: string, required: true}
        - {name: body, in: body, type: object, required: true}
      - name: deleteretentionrule
        method: DELETE
        description: Delete A Retention Rule
        inputParameters:
        - {name: id, in: path, type: string, required: true}
    authentication:
      type: basic
      username: '{{env.C8Y_USER}}'
      password: '{{env.C8Y_PASSWORD}}'
  exposes:
  - type: mcp
    namespace: retention-rules-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    tools:
    - name: cumulocity-list-retention-rules
      description: List configured Cumulocity retention rules.
      hints: {readOnly: true, destructive: false, idempotent: true}
      call: retention-rules.listretentionrules
      with: {}
    - name: cumulocity-create-retention-rule
      description: Create a retention rule that automatically deletes old data of a chosen type.
      hints: {readOnly: false, destructive: false, idempotent: false}
      call: retention-rules.createretentionrule
      with: {body: tools.body}
    - name: cumulocity-delete-retention-rule
      description: Delete a Cumulocity retention rule.
      hints: {readOnly: false, destructive: true, idempotent: true}
      call: retention-rules.deleteretentionrule
      with: {id: tools.id}