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**To increase data stream retention period**
The following ``increase-stream-retention-period`` example increases the retention period (the length of time data records are accessible after they are added to the stream) of the specified stream to 168 hours. ::
aws kinesis increase-stream-retention-period \
--stream-name samplestream \
--retention-period-hours 168
This command produces no output.
For more information, see `Changing the Data Retention Period <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/streams/latest/dev/kinesis-extended-retention.html>`__ in the *Amazon Kinesis Data Streams Developer Guide*.