Purge content by cache tag
If you have a collection of objects that you usually refresh at the same time, group them under a single cache tag. This way you can purge all content possessing this tag with a single request. You create your own cache tags using natural language, for example fall-sale
. This may be more convenient than providing a technical identifier, such as URL or CP code.
Before you begin
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Make sure you properly assigned cache tags to the content you want to purge.
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Review Purge permissions.
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To optimize the use of cache tags for your organization, see Cache tag use cases.
How to
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Under Purge content by, select Cache Tags.
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In the entry field, type at least one valid cache tag. All objects matching any of the tags you specify will be purged.
Cache tag requirements-
A single tag can't exceed 128 characters.
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To insert multiple tags, press
Enter
,Tab
, or,
after each tag. -
The maximum number of tags per cached object is 128. Any additional tags are ignored.
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Cache tags are case-sensitive, for example,
tag-abc
andTag-Abc
are treated as distinct tag values.
Allowed and disallowed cache tag characters. Allowed Disallowed Alphanumeric Angle brackets (< >) Ampersand (&) Asterisk (*) Apostrophe (') At sign (@) Circumflex (^) Backslash (\) Dash (-) Braces ({ }) Dollar sign ($) Colon (:) Exclamation mark (!) Comma (,) Grave accent (`) Double quote (") Hash sign (#) Equal sign (=) Percent sign (%) Open/closed parenthesis (( )) Period (.) Question mark (?) Plus (+) Semicolon (;) Tilde (~) Space ( ) Underline (_) Square brackets ([ ]) Vertical bar (|) Slash (/) -
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Select the Akamai network on which you want to refresh content — either Production or Staging.
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Select a method — either Invalidate or Delete.
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Click Submit Purge.
A message appears at the top of the page, letting you know your request was accepted and will be completed within a few seconds. A support ID is also included.
Updated 4 months ago