You can now set a retention period for each form and let OpnForm automatically delete submissions once they become old enough. This makes it easier to enforce a clear data-retention policy without recurring manual cleanup.

Choose an exact number of days, weeks, months, or years, or use a shortcut for 1 week, 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year. The retention period is measured from each submission’s last update, and eligible submissions are removed during the next hourly cleanup.

How to use it

• Open a form in the editor and select Settings.
• Go to Submission Settings.
• Under Submission Retention, enable Automatically delete old submissions.
• Enter a value and choose Days, Weeks, Months, or Years, or select a shortcut.
• Click Publish Form to save the policy.

Good to know

• Automatic deletion is configured separately for each form and is off by default.
• The policy applies to completed and partial submissions.
• Deleted submissions, their version history, and uploaded files cannot be restored.
• Shortening a retention period can make existing submissions eligible for deletion during the next hourly cleanup.
• Turning the setting off stops future automatic cleanup, but it does not restore deleted data.

Read the complete setup and safety guide