public String getBillingMode() {
        return this.billingMode;
    }
<p>
The billing mode for the event data store determines the cost for ingesting events and the default and maximum
retention period for the event data store.
</p>
<p>
The following are the possible values:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>
<code>EXTENDABLE_RETENTION_PRICING</code> - This billing mode is generally recommended if you want a flexible
retention period of up to 3653 days (about 10 years). The default retention period for this billing mode is 366
days.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<code>FIXED_RETENTION_PRICING</code> - This billing mode is recommended if you expect to ingest more than 25 TB
of event data per month and need a retention period of up to 2557 days (about 7 years). The default retention
period for this billing mode is 2557 days.
</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
The default value is <code>EXTENDABLE_RETENTION_PRICING</code>.
</p>
<p>
For more information about CloudTrail pricing, see <a href="http://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/">CloudTrail
Pricing</a> and <a
href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-lake-manage-costs.html">Managing
CloudTrail Lake costs</a>.
</p>

@return The billing mode for the event data store determines the cost for ingesting events and the default and
        maximum retention period for the event data store.</p>
        <p>
        The following are the possible values:
        </p>
        <ul>
        <li>
        <p>
        <code>EXTENDABLE_RETENTION_PRICING</code> - This billing mode is generally recommended if you want a
        flexible retention period of up to 3653 days (about 10 years). The default retention period for this
        billing mode is 366 days.
        </p>
        </li>
        <li>
        <p>
        <code>FIXED_RETENTION_PRICING</code> - This billing mode is recommended if you expect to ingest more than
        25 TB of event data per month and need a retention period of up to 2557 days (about 7 years). The default
        retention period for this billing mode is 2557 days.
        </p>
        </li>
        </ul>
        <p>
        The default value is <code>EXTENDABLE_RETENTION_PRICING</code>.
        </p>
        <p>
        For more information about CloudTrail pricing, see <a
        href="http://aws.amazon.com/cloudtrail/pricing/">CloudTrail Pricing</a> and <a
        href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awscloudtrail/latest/userguide/cloudtrail-lake-manage-costs.html"
        >Managing CloudTrail Lake costs</a>.
@see BillingMode
aws-java-sdk-cloudtrail/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/cloudtrail/model/CreateEventDataStoreRequest.java