# Stripe event retention period

Events are Stripe’s way of letting you know when something interesting happens in your account. Whenever your account is updated, we create a new Event object and deliver a webhook to any endpoint you’ve configured. For example, when a charge succeeds, we create a charge.succeeded event; and when an invoice payment attempt fails, we create an invoice.payment_failed event.
In live mode, users can only access events created within the last 13 months from the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/events). Events older than 30 days will only provide a summary view. Events within the last 30 days will be fully visible via the [API](https://stripe.com/docs/api/events) and Dashboard.
In test mode, users can only see events created in the last 90 days from the [Dashboard](https://dashboard.stripe.com/events). Events older than 30 days will only provide a summary view. Events within the last 30 days will be fully visible via the API and the Dashboard.