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diff --git a/‎influxdb/helper.py
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@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class Meta:
                 # Only applicable if autocommit is True.
                 autocommit = True
                 # If True and no bulk_size, then will set bulk_size to 1.
+                retention_policy = 'your_retention_policy'
+                # Specify the retention policy for the data points
                 time_precision = "h"|"m"|s"|"ms"|"u"|"ns"
                 # Default is ns (nanoseconds)
                 # Setting time precision while writing point
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
                     'In {0}, time_precision is set, but invalid use any of {}.'
                     .format(cls.__name__, ','.join(allowed_time_precisions)))
 
+            cls._retention_policy = getattr(_meta, 'retention_policy', None)
+
             cls._client = getattr(_meta, 'client', None)
             if cls._autocommit and not cls._client:
                 raise AttributeError(
@@ -154,9 +158,11 @@ def commit(cls, client=None):
         """
         if not client:
             client = cls._client
+
         rtn = client.write_points(
             cls._json_body_(),
-            time_precision=cls._time_precision)
+            time_precision=cls._time_precision,
+            retention_policy=cls._retention_policy)
         # will be None if not set and will default to ns
         cls._reset_()
         return rtn
 
@@ -376,3 +376,54 @@ class Meta:
                              .format(WarnBulkSizeNoEffect))
             self.assertIn('has no affect', str(w[-1].message),
                           'Warning message did not contain "has not affect".')
+
+    def testSeriesWithRetentionPolicy(self):
+        """Test that the data is saved with the specified retention policy."""
+        my_policy = 'my_policy'
+
+        class RetentionPolicySeriesHelper(SeriesHelper):
+
+            class Meta:
+                client = InfluxDBClient()
+                series_name = 'events.stats.{server_name}'
+                fields = ['some_stat', 'time']
+                tags = ['server_name', 'other_tag']
+                bulk_size = 2
+                autocommit = True
+                retention_policy = my_policy
+
+        fake_write_points = mock.MagicMock()
+        RetentionPolicySeriesHelper(
+            server_name='us.east-1', some_stat=159, other_tag='gg')
+        RetentionPolicySeriesHelper._client.write_points = fake_write_points
+        RetentionPolicySeriesHelper(
+            server_name='us.east-1', some_stat=158, other_tag='aa')
+
+        kall = fake_write_points.call_args
+        args, kwargs = kall
+        self.assertTrue('retention_policy' in kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['retention_policy'], my_policy)
+
+    def testSeriesWithoutRetentionPolicy(self):
+        """Test that the data is saved without any retention policy."""
+        class NoRetentionPolicySeriesHelper(SeriesHelper):
+
+            class Meta:
+                client = InfluxDBClient()
+                series_name = 'events.stats.{server_name}'
+                fields = ['some_stat', 'time']
+                tags = ['server_name', 'other_tag']
+                bulk_size = 2
+                autocommit = True
+
+        fake_write_points = mock.MagicMock()
+        NoRetentionPolicySeriesHelper(
+            server_name='us.east-1', some_stat=159, other_tag='gg')
+        NoRetentionPolicySeriesHelper._client.write_points = fake_write_points
+        NoRetentionPolicySeriesHelper(
+            server_name='us.east-1', some_stat=158, other_tag='aa')
+
+        kall = fake_write_points.call_args
+        args, kwargs = kall
+        self.assertTrue('retention_policy' in kwargs)
+        self.assertEqual(kwargs['retention_policy'], None)