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With Temporary Chat, you can have a conversation with a blank slate. ChatGPT won't be aware of previous conversations or access memories. It will still follow your custom instructions if they're enabled.
Will my Temporary Chats appear in my history?
Temporary Chats won’t appear in your history, and ChatGPT won’t remember anything you talk about. For safety purposes we may still keep a copy for up to 30 days.
Will Temporary Chats be used for training?
Temporary Chats won’t be used to improve our models.
How do I start a Temporary Chat?
To start a Temporary Chat, open a new chat and click the pill-shaped “Temporary” button in the top-right corner of the page.

Will GPT builders be able to see what I say with Temporary Chats?
You can have temporary chats with GPTs. If the GPT has actions, data sent to third parties through those actions is subject to the recipient’s privacy policy. That means the recipient may keep that data for longer than 30 days and may use it for other purposes.
Enterprise customers - are Temporary Chats available in the Compliance API?
Yes, Temporary Chats are available by the accessing the Compliance API. Temporary chats will be available in the Compliance API for 30 days regardless if a custom retention period is defined.