caching

Property Manager name: Caching
Behavior version: The v2025-10-16 rule format supports the caching behavior v1.12.
Rule format status: GA, stable
Access: Read/Write
Allowed in includes: Yes

Control content caching on edge servers: whether or not to cache, whether to honor the origin's caching headers, and for how long to cache. Note that any NO_STORE or BYPASS_CACHE HTTP headers set on the origin's content override this behavior. For more details on how caching works in Property Manager, see the Learn about caching section in the guide.

Option	Type	Description	Requires
`behavior`	enum	Specify the caching option.		{"displayType":"enum","options":["MAX_AGE","NO_STORE","BYPASS_CACHE","CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES","CACHE_CONTROL","EXPIRES"],"tag":"select"}
	`MAX_AGE`	Honor the origin's `MAX_AGE` header.
	`NO_STORE`	Clears the cache and serves from the origin.
	`BYPASS_CACHE`	Retains the cache but serves from the origin.
	`CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES`	Honor the origin's `CACHE_CONTROL` or `EXPIRES` header, whichever comes last. This adds support for the `s-maxage` response directive specified in RFC 7234. Use this alternative value to instruct a downstream CDN how long to cache content.
	`CACHE_CONTROL`	Honor the origin's `CACHE_CONTROL` header. This adds support for the `s-maxage` response directive specified in RFC 7234. Use this alternative value to instruct a downstream CDN how long to cache content.
	`EXPIRES`	Honor the origin's `EXPIRES` header.
`mustRevalidate`	boolean	Determines what to do once the cached content has expired, by which time the Akamai platform should have re-fetched and validated content from the origin. If enabled, only allows the re-fetched content to be served. If disabled, may serve stale content if the origin is unavailable.	`behavior` is either: `CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES`, `CACHE_CONTROL`, `EXPIRES`, `MAX_AGE`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"behavior","op":"in","value":["CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES","CACHE_CONTROL","EXPIRES","MAX_AGE"]}}
`ttl`	string (duration)	The maximum time content may remain cached. Setting the value to `0` is the same as setting a `no-cache` header, which forces content to revalidate.	`behavior` is `MAX_AGE`	{"displayType":"string","tag":"input","type":"text"} {"if":{"attribute":"behavior","op":"eq","value":"MAX_AGE"}}
`defaultTtl`	string (duration)	Set the `MAX_AGE` header for the cached content.	`behavior` is either: `CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES`, `CACHE_CONTROL`, `EXPIRES`	{"displayType":"string","tag":"input","type":"text"} {"if":{"attribute":"behavior","op":"in","value":["CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES","CACHE_CONTROL","EXPIRES"]}}
`enhancedRfcSupport`	boolean	This enables honoring particular `Cache-Control` header directives from the origin. Supports all official RFC 7234 directives except for `no-transform`.	`behavior` is either: `CACHE_CONTROL`, `CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"op":"and","params":[{"attribute":"behavior","op":"in","value":["CACHE_CONTROL","CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES"]},{"attribute":"productName","op":"neq","scope":"global","value":"Wholesale_Delivery"},{"attribute":"product.name","op":"neq","scope":"global","value":"Wholesale_Delivery"}]}}
`honorNoStore`	boolean	Instructs edge servers not to cache the response when the origin response includes the `no-store` directive.	`enhancedRfcSupport` is `true`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"enhancedRfcSupport","op":"eq","value":true}}
`honorPrivate`	boolean	Instructs edge servers not to cache the response when the origin response includes the `private` directive.	`behavior` is either: `CACHE_CONTROL`, `CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"behavior","op":"in","value":["CACHE_CONTROL","CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES"]}}
`honorNoCache`	boolean	With the `no-cache` directive present in the response, this instructs edge servers to validate or refetch the response for each request. Effectively, set the time to live `ttl` to zero seconds.	`enhancedRfcSupport` is `true`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"enhancedRfcSupport","op":"eq","value":true}}
`honorMaxAge`	boolean	This instructs edge servers to cache the object for a length of time set by the `max-age` directive in the response. When present in the origin response, this directive takes precedence over the `max-age` directive and the `defaultTtl` setting.	`enhancedRfcSupport` is `true`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"enhancedRfcSupport","op":"eq","value":true}}
`honorSMaxage`	boolean	Instructs edge servers to cache the object for a length of time set by the `s-maxage` directive in the response. When present in the origin response, this directive takes precedence over the `max-age` directive and the `defaultTtl` setting.	`enhancedRfcSupport` is `true`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"enhancedRfcSupport","op":"eq","value":true}}
`honorMustRevalidate`	boolean	This instructs edge servers to successfully revalidate with the origin server before using stale objects in the cache to satisfy new requests.	`behavior` is either: `CACHE_CONTROL`, `CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"behavior","op":"in","value":["CACHE_CONTROL","CACHE_CONTROL_AND_EXPIRES"]}}
`honorProxyRevalidate`	boolean	With the `proxy-revalidate` directive present in the response, this instructs edge servers to successfully revalidate with the origin server before using stale objects in the cache to satisfy new requests.	`enhancedRfcSupport` is `true`	{"displayType":"boolean","tag":"input","type":"checkbox"} {"if":{"attribute":"enhancedRfcSupport","op":"eq","value":true}}