Codex OAuth Inherits ChatGPT Deletion Policy

Healthy-Nebula-3603 · reddit · 2026-07-10

The post states that Codex CLI, which uses ChatGPT OAuth for login, will follow ChatGPT's consumer data retention policy: prompts and responses are retained indefinitely until the user deletes them. According to an OpenAI support email, deleted data is typically removed from the system within about 30 days, with potential exceptions for legal or security reasons.

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