Does the RDS Snapshot System have a retention period?

Question

I would like to know if the RDS Snapshot System has backup retention and where can I check the retention period for these system backups?

Thank you

Answer 1

Automated snapshots are retained for a period you select when launching the database, up to 35 days.

Manual snapshots (created via the Amazon RDS management console, AWS CLI or AWS SDK) are retained forever until you delete them.

Answer 2

Yes, you can set RDS backup retention period to between 0 and 35 days. Setting the backup retention period to 0 disables automated backups.

Backup retention period. You can set the backup retention period when you create a DB instance. If you don't set the backup retention period, the default backup retention period is one day if you create the DB instance using the Amazon RDS API or the AWS CLI. The default backup retention period is seven days if you create the DB instance using the console

See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_WorkingWithAutomatedBackups.html