Data retention - verified
Does Groq store your API prompts?
Default retention: not retained by default. Trains on your API data: Not stated. Zero data retention: self-serve (any customer, in Data Controls settings). Regional processing: none documented. Groq's own pages disagree on default retention; both versions are quoted below.
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- Trains on data
- Not stated
- ZDR
- Self-serve
- Regions
- None
- Verified
- 2026-10-18
The docs disagree
Groq's own pages say different things here. Both are quoted; neither is picked. Ask Groq which applies to your account.
The docs disagree
Default retention
The body of Groq's Your Data page says inference data is not retained by default. The same page's meta description still mentions standard 30-day retention, which reads as stale against the body.
“By default, Groq does not retain customer data for inference requests.”
“standard 30-day retention”
How long are prompts kept by default?
- Default retention
Not retained by default
Customer data for inference not retained by default. Inputs/outputs may be temporarily logged for up to 30 days only when troubleshooting reliability errors or investigating suspected abuse (opt-out available).
“By default, Groq does not retain customer data for inference requests.”
console.groq.com “These logs are retained for up to 30 days, unless legally required to retain longer.”
console.groq.com - Duration
- Not stated
- Purpose
- Not stated
Does it train on your API data?
Not stated
Not stated on the Your Data page or in the Terms of Use passages fetched.
No statement found on the pages checked.
Zero data retention (ZDR)
- Availability
Self-serve: you can switch it on yourself
Any customer, in Data Controls settings
- Who can get it
All customers, via Data Controls settings; org admins can enable globally or per feature.
- Not covered
Features that need retention (batch, fine-tuning) are disabled under ZDR.
- From the docs
“All customers may enable Zero Data Retention (ZDR) in Data Controls settings.”
console.groq.com “When ZDR is enabled, Groq will not retain customer data for system reliability and abuse monitoring. As noted above, this also means that features that rely on data retention to function will be disabled.”
console.groq.com
Features kept longer
Stateful features hold your content until a job finishes, a window expires or you delete it, often regardless of the default above.
| Feature | Retention | The docs say |
|---|---|---|
| Batch (/openai/v1/batches) | 30 days unless deleted earlier | “Batch Processing (`/openai/v1/batches`): Input and output files retained for 30 days unless deleted earlier by the customer.”console.groq.com |
| Fine-tuning (/openai/v1/fine_tunings) | Until deleted | “Fine-tuning (`/openai/v1/fine_tunings`): Model weights and training datasets retained until deleted by the customer.”console.groq.com |
| Reliability/abuse logs | Up to 30 days | “We may temporarily log inputs and outputs only when: Troubleshooting errors that degrade platform reliability, or Investigating suspected abuse (e.g. rate-limit circumvention).”console.groq.com |
Where is your data stored and processed?
- Regional processing
None documented
- Stated location
- Not stated
Retained data: United States (GCP)
- How to choose
- Not stated
- What it covers
Storage (retained data).
- Summary
All retained customer data is kept in GCP buckets in the United States. No processing location or region choice stated.
- From the docs
“All customer data is retained in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) buckets located in the United States.”
console.groq.com
Regional endpoints
Regional hostnames: Not stated
Certifications
Certifications on the pages checked: Not stated
Research notes
- Usage metadata (no inputs/outputs) always retained. The page's own meta description still mentions 'standard 30-day retention', which reads as stale against the body text saying no retention by default. The quoted reliability/abuse condition is flattened from a bullet list.
FAQ
Does Groq store your API prompts?
Not retained by default. Customer data for inference not retained by default. Inputs/outputs may be temporarily logged for up to 30 days only when troubleshooting reliability errors or investigating suspected abuse (opt-out available). The provider's own pages disagree. Page body: "By default, Groq does not retain customer data for inference requests." Page meta description: "standard 30-day retention"
Does Groq train on your API data?
Not stated. Not stated on the Your Data page or in the Terms of Use passages fetched.
Does Groq offer zero data retention?
Self-serve (any customer, in Data Controls settings). All customers, via Data Controls settings; org admins can enable globally or per feature.
Where does Groq process your data?
Regional processing options: None documented. Stated processing location: Not stated. Retained data: United States (GCP).
Sources
Last verified from Groq's own pages below. Quotes are verbatim.
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