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updatedAt: 2026-05-21T12:43:55.000Z
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  siteIndex: https://techdocs.akamai.com/llms.txt
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# Response Cacheability

# How does it work?

This criterion lets you match based on the instructions in the response's metadata and the `Edge-Control` header that determine whether the content is cacheable.

The response is considered uncachable when at least one of the following is true:

* the `no-store` or `bypass-cache` directive is present in the metadata,
* the `Edge-Control` header is present in the origin response.

Otherwise, the response is considered cacheable.

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> `cache-control` headers from the origin have no effect on Response Cacheability.

# Operators

You can select the following logical conditions:

<table>

<caption>

</caption>

<colgroup>

<col>

<col>

</colgroup>

<thead>

<tr>

<th><strong>Value</strong> </th>

<th><strong>The Rule is True when...</strong> </th>

</tr>

</thead>

<tbody>

<tr>

<td>is</td>

<td>the response header instructions include the specified cacheability status.</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>is not</td>

<td>the response header instructions do not include the specified cacheability status.</td>

</tr>

</tbody>

</table>

# Fields

From the drop-down list, select the response cacheability status. Specify if the content cache is enabled (`CACHEABLE`), disabled (`NO_STORE`), or ignored (`BYPASS_CACHE`).

# Sibling pages

* [Advanced Match](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/adv-match.md)
* [Akamai Server Location](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/akamai-server-location.md)
* [CDN Network](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/cdn-network.md)
* [ChinaCDN Region](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/chinacdn-region.md)
* [Client certificate](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/client-cert.md)
* [Client IP](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/client-ip.md)
* [Client IP Version](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/client-ip-version.md)
* [Conditional Origin ID](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/conditional-origin-id.md)
* [Content Provider Code](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/content-provider-code-match.md)
* [Content Type](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/content-type.md)
* [Debug Mode](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/debug-mode.md)
* [Device Characteristics](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/device-charac.md)
* [EdgeWorkers Execution Status](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/edge-workers-failure.md)
* [File Extension](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/file-ext.md)
* [Filename](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/filename-match.md)
* [Hostname](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/hn.md)
* [Image and Video Manager](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/img-video-manager.md)
* [Metadata Stage](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/metadata-stage.md)
* [Origin Timeout](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/origin-timeout.md)
* [Path](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/path-match.md)
* [Percentage of Clients](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/percentage-clients.md)
* [Query String Parameter](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/query-string-param.md)
* [Recovery Configuration Name](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/recovery-config-name.md)
* [Regex](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/regex.md)
* [Response Header](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/response-header.md)
* [Response Status Code](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/response-status-cookie.md)
* [Request Cookie](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/req-cookie.md)
* [Request Header](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/req-header.md)
* [Request Method](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/req-method.md)
* [Request Protocol](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/req-protocol.md)
* [Request Type](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/req-type.md)
* [Sample Percentage](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/sample-percentage.md)
* [Time Interval](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/time-interval.md)
* [Token Verification Result](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/token-ver-result.md)
* [User Agent](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/user-agent.md)
* [User Location Data](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/user-loc-data.md)
* [User Network Data](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/user-network-data.md)
* [Variable](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/var.md)
* [Variable Error](https://techdocs.akamai.com/property-mgr/docs/var-err.md)