---
title: Enable POST Data Preservation
description: When true, unauthenticated POST data is stored before redirecting to the login screen, then auto-submitted after successful authentication.
component: java-agents
version: 2025.11
page_id: java-agents:properties-reference:org.forgerock.agents.post.data.preservation.enabled
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/java-agents/2025.11/properties-reference/org.forgerock.agents.post.data.preservation.enabled.html
---

# Enable POST Data Preservation

When `true`, unauthenticated POST data is stored before redirecting to the login screen, then auto-submitted after successful authentication.

|                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Property name            | `org.forgerock.agents.post.data.preservation.enabled`                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Aliases                  | `org.forgerock.agents.post.data.preservation.enabled`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.6`com.sun.identity.agents.config.postdata.preserve.enable`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.0   [Recognized](preface.html#how_am_manages_multiple_aliases) from AM 6 |
| Function                 | POST data preservation                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Type                     | Boolean: `true` returns true; all other strings return `false`.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Default                  | `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Bootstrap property       | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Required property        | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Restart required         | No                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Local configuration file | `AgentConfig.properties`                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| AM console               | Tab: `Advanced`Title: `Enable POST Data Preservation`Legacy title: `Post Data Preservation enabled`                                                                                                                                                 |