cache_​error

Behavior name: Cache HTTP Error Responses

Caches the origin's error responses to decrease server load. Applies for 10 seconds by default to the following HTTP codes:

Note: This behavior no longer caches 400 error responses from the origin server. If you need to cache such errors, you can set up a custom variable. See Caching 400 responses for more information.

Default behavior

These samples reflect the behavior's default settings. You can use these as is in your configurations or make adjustments based on the behavior's available options.

data "akamai_property_rules_builder" "cache_error" {
  rules_v2025_02_18 {
    name     = "Cache HTTP Error Responses"
    comments = "Caches the origin's error responses to decrease server load."
    behavior {
      cache_error {
        enabled        = true
        ttl            = "10s"
        preserve_stale = true
      }
    }
  }
}

"behaviors": [
  {
    "name": "cacheError",
    "options": {
      "enabled": true,
      "ttl": "10s",
      "preserveStale": true
    }
  }
]

Options