Netlify

Netlify Purge API

The Purge API from Netlify — 1 operation(s) for purge.

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POST /purge Purge cached content from the CDN · Purge cache #

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“How do I clear my site's CDN cache without redeploying?”

“Can I purge only the responses tagged with a certain cache tag?”

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Purge the CDN cache for site {site}.

Purge cache tags {tags} for site {site}.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 2.57.0
  title: Netlify's API documentation Purge API
  description: Netlify is a hosting service for the programmable web.
  termsOfService: https://www.netlify.com/legal/terms-of-use/
  x-logo:
    url: netlify-logo.png
    href: https://www.netlify.com/docs/
    altText: Netlify
servers:
- url: https://api.netlify.com/api/v1
security:
- netlifyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Purge
  x-displayName: Cache purge
paths:
  /purge:
    post:
      operationId: purgeCache
      description: Purges cached content from Netlify's CDN. Supports purging by Cache-Tag.
      tags:
      - Purge
      responses:
        '202':
          description: OK
        '400':
          description: Invalid request parameters
        '404':
          description: Site not found
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                site_id:
                  type: string
                site_slug:
                  type: string
                cache_tags:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
        required: true
      summary: Purge cache
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  securitySchemes:
    netlifyAuth:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        implicit:
          scopes: {}
          authorizationUrl: https://app.netlify.com/authorize
externalDocs:
  url: https://www.netlify.com/docs/api/
  description: Online documentation
x-tagGroups:
- name: OAuth
  tags:
  - ticket
  - accessToken
- name: User accounts
  tags:
  - user
  - accountMembership
  - member
  - accountType
  - paymentMethod
  - auditLog
- name: Site
  tags:
  - site
  - environmentVariables
  - file
  - metadata
  - purge
  - snippet
- name: Domain names
  tags:
  - dnsZone
  - sniCertificate
- name: Deploys
  tags:
  - deploy
  - deployedBranch
  - deployKey
- name: Builds
  tags:
  - build
  - buildLogMsg
- name: Dev servers
  tags:
  - devServer
- name: Webhooks and notifications
  tags:
  - hook
  - hookType
  - buildHook
  - devServerHook
- name: Services
  tags:
  - service
  - serviceInstance
- name: Functions
  tags:
  - function
- name: Database
  tags:
  - database
- name: Forms
  tags:
  - form
  - submission
- name: Split tests
  tags:
  - splitTest
- name: Large media
  tags:
  - asset
  - assetPublicSignature
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Netlify
  source: https://open-api.netlify.com/openapi.json
  note: split by refine-openapis from the provider's own published document, verified by fetch (openapi/_original/*.fetch.json);
    stamped by stamp-openapi-provenance.py (roadmap#793)