# \#namespace

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## [Migrate a namespace between servers and namespace](https://community.temporal.io/t/migrate-a-namespace-between-servers-and-namespace/18497)

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**Author:** [@hferentschik](https://community.temporal.io/u/hferentschik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 8:30am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/migrate-a-namespace-between-servers-and-namespace/18497 "2025-10-16T08:30:21Z")

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Hi, not sure this is possible, but any ideas on how one could migrate a namespace between servers while also changing the namespace name. If the name would be the same between servers, I guess one could try to connect …

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## [Error: 8 RESOURCE\_EXHAUSTED: namespace rate limit exceeded](https://community.temporal.io/t/error-8-resource-exhausted-namespace-rate-limit-exceeded/17261)

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**Author:** [@kishore\_kumar](https://community.temporal.io/u/kishore_kumar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/error-8-resource-exhausted-namespace-rate-limit-exceeded/17261 "2025-04-29T04:49:35Z")

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When do we get the below kind of errors. What could be the root cause for this issue? And what would be the resolution for this issue? Error: 8 RESOURCE\_EXHAUSTED: namespace rate limit exceeded

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## [How to create a Schedule in a custom Namespace using the Go-SDK](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-create-a-schedule-in-a-custom-namespace-using-the-go-sdk/12916)

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**Author:** [@pgbi](https://community.temporal.io/u/pgbi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-create-a-schedule-in-a-custom-namespace-using-the-go-sdk/12916 "2024-07-22T19:07:48Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to programmatically create schedules using the Golang SDK. No problem creating a schedule in the “default” namespace, but I couldn’t figure out how to create a schedule in another namespace. There doe…

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## [Namespaces data isolation in the database](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespaces-data-isolation-in-the-database/12753)

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**Author:** [@Dandy](https://community.temporal.io/u/Dandy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespaces-data-isolation-in-the-database/12753 "2024-07-07T18:27:34Z")

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Hi, We’re working on implementing multi-tenancy and decided that namespaces would work best for our use case. However, we have concerns regarding how data is stored. Our potential partners are very concerned about the i…

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## [UpdateWorkflowExecution operation is disabled on this namespace](https://community.temporal.io/t/updateworkflowexecution-operation-is-disabled-on-this-namespace/10630)

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**Author:** [@buzz](https://community.temporal.io/u/buzz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/updateworkflowexecution-operation-is-disabled-on-this-namespace/10630 "2024-06-04T19:08:44Z")

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Hi all. I am running into this error with the dotnet-sdk: UpdateWorkflowExecution operation is disabled on this namespace Which happens with I try to call a update method: \[WorkflowUpdate\] public asyn…

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## [Blue green deployment and its impact on Namespace /Task queue](https://community.temporal.io/t/blue-green-deployment-and-its-impact-on-namespace-task-queue/12209)

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**Author:** [@mrt](https://community.temporal.io/u/mrt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/blue-green-deployment-and-its-impact-on-namespace-task-queue/12209 "2024-05-23T06:50:25Z")

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We are using temporal java sdk and using Springboot . We use a single task queue for all the workflows and activities .The app is deployed in k8s . We are planning to use blue green deployment . The idea is to use Estio …

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## [Worker tries to pick up wrong flow](https://community.temporal.io/t/worker-tries-to-pick-up-wrong-flow/10184)

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**Author:** [@WvdL](https://community.temporal.io/u/WvdL)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/worker-tries-to-pick-up-wrong-flow/10184 "2023-11-26T14:31:23Z")

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Hi, Im in the situation that a workers keeps polling a ‘wrong’ flow. Both are on same namespace, how to avoid/fix this? WorkflowClientOptions.newBuilder() .setNamespace(NAMESPACE\_MANUAL\_TASKS) …

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## [Schedules in Global Namespaces](https://community.temporal.io/t/schedules-in-global-namespaces/8790)

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**Author:** [@jonatmil](https://community.temporal.io/u/jonatmil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/schedules-in-global-namespaces/8790 "2023-07-17T02:01:15Z")

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How is it recommended to use a Schedule in Global Namespaces i.e., where should they be created to reach expected behavior during failover? Also, what is expected behavior of Schedules in the wake of a failover in Global…

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## [Namespaces creation and their lifecycle](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespaces-creation-and-their-lifecycle/5986)

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**Author:** [@mazzy](https://community.temporal.io/u/mazzy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespaces-creation-and-their-lifecycle/5986 "2022-09-20T05:23:58Z")

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One thing that I haven’t found chatting around is a consolidated and recommend approach on how keep track of namespaces. The creation of a namespace is regulated via the grpc api which is leveraged by the temporal clien…

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## [Running into an issue when creating namespace programmatically](https://community.temporal.io/t/running-into-an-issue-when-creating-namespace-programmatically/2783)

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**Author:** [@nkatre](https://community.temporal.io/u/nkatre)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/running-into-an-issue-when-creating-namespace-programmatically/2783 "2022-08-26T23:22:55Z")

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I am creating namespace programmatically Worker workflowWorker = workerFactory.newWorker(WORKFLOW\_TASK\_QUEUE); workflowWorker.registerWorkflowImplementationTypes(WorkflowImpl.class); workflowWorke…

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## [Switch workflow execution to another Namespace/Task queue](https://community.temporal.io/t/switch-workflow-execution-to-another-namespace-task-queue/5627)

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**Author:** [@iris](https://community.temporal.io/u/iris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/switch-workflow-execution-to-another-namespace-task-queue/5627 "2022-08-09T19:14:59Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to understand how it will work if we change the Namespace or Task queue in the middle of a workflow execution. Our use case is that we have 3-5 Namespaces to represent workflow categories, and in 1 Namespa…

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## [What are best practices for organizing namespaces?](https://community.temporal.io/t/what-are-best-practices-for-organizing-namespaces/5427)

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**Author:** [@echamber](https://community.temporal.io/u/echamber)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/what-are-best-practices-for-organizing-namespaces/5427 "2022-07-22T16:56:59Z")

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For a larger company, there would be many namespaces, one would think. My first instinct is to have one namespace per pairing of functional area and environment type. Examples of that could be accountCreation\_prod an…

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## [Temporal-tctl Update namespace](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-tctl-update-namespace/5045)

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**Author:** [@jaffarsadik](https://community.temporal.io/u/jaffarsadik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-tctl-update-namespace/5045 "2022-06-23T22:00:04Z")

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Hi, I am using temporal-tctl deployed in GKP. I have created the namespace → working fine. When i try to update the existing namespace by updating the visibility params show the error. tctl --ad server-asyncworkflow…

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## [Cost of creating a namespace](https://community.temporal.io/t/cost-of-creating-a-namespace/4384)

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**Author:** [@nitesh237](https://community.temporal.io/u/nitesh237)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/cost-of-creating-a-namespace/4384 "2022-04-10T05:05:11Z")

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We want to achieve similar multi-tenancy using temporal namespace as mentioned in the below thread However, it is not very clear, what is the cost that we pay in terms of creating a new namespace for isolation? Does t…

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## [Deprecate Namespace not working?](https://community.temporal.io/t/deprecate-namespace-not-working/1752)

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**Author:** [@Steven\_Sun](https://community.temporal.io/u/Steven_Sun)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/deprecate-namespace-not-working/1752 "2022-04-06T20:22:21Z")

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Seeing this error when I try to deprecate namespace. java sdk version: 1.0.6, server version 1.7.0 WorkflowServiceStubsImpl:182 - Created GRPC client for channel: ManagedChannelOrphanWrapper{delegate=ManagedChannelImpl{…

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## [Creating a new namespace in Temporal](https://community.temporal.io/t/creating-a-new-namespace-in-temporal/478)

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**Author:** [@kasi](https://community.temporal.io/u/kasi)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/creating-a-new-namespace-in-temporal/478 "2021-11-25T15:59:12Z")

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How do you do it in temporal, programmatically and from command line. Thanks, Kasi

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## [How to delete a namespace?](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-delete-a-namespace/677)

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**Author:** [@madhu](https://community.temporal.io/u/madhu)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-delete-a-namespace/677 "2021-11-22T16:11:23Z")

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is there a way to delete namespace in tctl i dont see any thing like tctl namespace --delete or tctl adm namespace --delete Besides tctl adm only sees to work for cassendra.

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## [NOT\_FOUND: Namespace id "xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx" not found](https://community.temporal.io/t/not-found-namespace-id-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-not-found/3320)

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**Author:** [@Artem\_Kazakov](https://community.temporal.io/u/Artem_Kazakov)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/not-found-namespace-id-xxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-not-found/3320 "2021-11-12T22:29:08Z")

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temporal version: 0.13.0 DB: cassandra All workers fail with this message No workflows can start. NOT\_FOUND: Namespace id "3d01ee86-2d70-4018-a9a4-0735030dfcd8" not found The namespace in question actually exists. …

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## [Frontend Error Namespace Id: "" not found](https://community.temporal.io/t/frontend-error-namespace-id-not-found/2841)

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**Author:** [@Ashish\_Sharma](https://community.temporal.io/u/Ashish_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/frontend-error-namespace-id-not-found/2841 "2021-11-08T16:54:26Z")

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Getting Error that namespace ID not found, but the ID is present in the cassandra database {"level":"error","ts":"2021-09-01T07:46:30.614Z","msg":"PollActivityTaskQueue failed.","service":"frontend","wf-task-queue-name"…

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## [Namespace Design](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespace-design/3299)

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**Author:** [@Vikas\_NS](https://community.temporal.io/u/Vikas_NS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespace-design/3299 "2021-11-03T20:37:15Z")

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What’s the recommend usage of Temporal Namespace? Should I run different applications on a single server but on different namespace? Ex : App1 on Namespace 1 of Server 1 App2 on Namespace 2 of Server 1 Should I run d…

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## [Possible to have data isolation across namespaces](https://community.temporal.io/t/possible-to-have-data-isolation-across-namespaces/3268)

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**Author:** [@sonyantony](https://community.temporal.io/u/sonyantony)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/possible-to-have-data-isolation-across-namespaces/3268 "2021-10-29T21:54:31Z")

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Hi : We have two applications being hosted on teh same Temporal installation ( with Elastic Search ). Each application uses its own namespace. is it possible to isolate teh data perfectly so that each application canno…

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## [Temporal-web to show only particular namespace workflows based on user authentication](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-web-to-show-only-particular-namespace-workflows-based-on-user-authentication/3190)

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**Author:** [@jaffarsadik](https://community.temporal.io/u/jaffarsadik)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-web-to-show-only-particular-namespace-workflows-based-on-user-authentication/3190 "2021-10-21T19:12:38Z")

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Hi, I would like to show the namespace workflows based on user role in temporal-web, how can be achieved & is there any pseudo code? Roles & namespaces role1 : role1-ns1 role2 : role2-ns2

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## [Is it possible to change the is\_global\_namespace flag for a namespace?](https://community.temporal.io/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-is-global-namespace-flag-for-a-namespace/2985)

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**Author:** [@Marcos.Cela](https://community.temporal.io/u/Marcos.Cela)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/is-it-possible-to-change-the-is-global-namespace-flag-for-a-namespace/2985 "2021-10-21T14:39:33Z")

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Once a namespace is created, it cannot change the “is\_global\_namespace” flag, so if you have an existing namespace that was created as non-global, you are out of luck. Is there any way around this? What would happen if…

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## [Is the Custom Search attributes global or for namespace specific?](https://community.temporal.io/t/is-the-custom-search-attributes-global-or-for-namespace-specific/3111)

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**Author:** [@senthilaru](https://community.temporal.io/u/senthilaru)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/is-the-custom-search-attributes-global-or-for-namespace-specific/3111 "2021-10-07T18:57:10Z")

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when we add custom search attributes through tctl , will that be global i.e. all name space workflow can upsert it? if so is there any way to create it for namespace specific? our use case is we have multiple team uses …

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## [How to resolve RESOURCE\_EXHAUSTED: namespace count limit exceeded](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-resolve-resource-exhausted-namespace-count-limit-exceeded/2594)

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**Author:** [@RobZienert](https://community.temporal.io/u/RobZienert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-resolve-resource-exhausted-namespace-count-limit-exceeded/2594 "2021-07-21T22:54:51Z")

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Temporal v1.10.5 All of our workers connected to one particular namespace are throwing the following exception: Failure in thread Workflow Poller taskQueue="the-tq", namespace="blah": 3 io.grpc.StatusRuntimeException: …

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## [How to Use SecurityToken in Namespaces](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-use-securitytoken-in-namespaces/2299)

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**Author:** [@Tristan\_Fletcher](https://community.temporal.io/u/Tristan_Fletcher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 8, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/how-to-use-securitytoken-in-namespaces/2299 "2021-06-08T19:50:18Z")

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Hey Folks, I was looking into hardening our namespaces and am curious how to properly leverage the SecurityToken feature on Namespaces. As described in the namespace registration help, the token is an “optional token fo…

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## [Temporal namespace retention infinite days](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-namespace-retention-infinite-days/2313)

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**Author:** [@jaffarsadik](https://community.temporal.io/u/jaffarsadik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/temporal-namespace-retention-infinite-days/2313 "2021-06-07T15:16:22Z")

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How to set infinite days instead of 10 days, i don’t want to purge/achieve my workflow tctl --ns my-namespace namespace update -has enabled --retention 10 tctl --ns my-namespace namespace update -vas enabled --retentio…

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## [Namespace with 3 month retention period](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespace-with-3-month-retention-period/1813)

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**Author:** [@Priyanka\_Khatri](https://community.temporal.io/u/Priyanka_Khatri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespace-with-3-month-retention-period/1813 "2021-06-07T15:15:37Z")

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Is it possible to register a namespace with more than 30 days of retention period?? like 3 or more month retention period? I used RegisterNamespace api in java, when my retention in days is \> 30 , it throws an error say…

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## [Namespace Deleted](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespace-deleted/2083)

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**Author:** [@cg1972](https://community.temporal.io/u/cg1972)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/namespace-deleted/2083 "2021-05-06T21:25:06Z")

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I wanted to confirm if there were any known issues where a namespace could be deleted from temporal? In our production system today our workflows started failing and the issue was due to the default namespace being dele…

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## [RegisterNamespace throws an error Invalid RetentionDays when my retention in days is \> 30 (java sdk)](https://community.temporal.io/t/registernamespace-throws-an-error-invalid-retentiondays-when-my-retention-in-days-is-30-java-sdk/1954)

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**Author:** [@Priyanka\_Khatri](https://community.temporal.io/u/Priyanka_Khatri)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.temporal.io/t/registernamespace-throws-an-error-invalid-retentiondays-when-my-retention-in-days-is-30-java-sdk/1954 "2021-04-25T16:40:33Z")

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Hi, RegisterNamespace throws an error saying “Invalid RetentionDays” when my retention in days is \> 30 I am using below code to register namespace WorkflowServiceStubs service = WorkflowServiceStubs.newInstance(Workf…

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