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# DataSourceCacheRetention

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: type-alias
- Stability: alpha
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/dataSources/index.ts

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

Determines when the cached results of a data source expire. Narrow it by the `type` property.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export type DataSourceCacheRetention = IDataSourceIndefiniteCacheRetention | IDataSourceScheduleCacheRetention | IDataSourceValidityPeriodCacheRetention;
```
**References:** [IDataSourceIndefiniteCacheRetention](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.idatasourceindefinitecacheretention/index.md), [IDataSourceScheduleCacheRetention](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.idatasourceschedulecacheretention/index.md), [IDataSourceValidityPeriodCacheRetention](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.idatasourcevalidityperiodcacheretention/index.md)