WP Engine Cache API
The Cache API from WP Engine — 1 operation(s) for cache.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
description: 'The API described in this document is subject to change.
'
version: 1.17.0
title: WP Engine Hosting Platform Account Cache API
termsOfService: https://wpengine.com/legal/terms-of-service/
servers:
- url: https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1
tags:
- name: Cache
paths:
/installs/{install_id}/purge_cache:
post:
tags:
- Cache
summary: Purge an install's cache
description: "This will purge the specified cache associated with the install.\nAllowed types:\n\n - \"object\"\n - \"page\"\n - \"cdn\"\n - \"all\"\n"
operationId: purgeCache
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/authorization'
- name: install_id
in: path
description: ID of install
required: true
x-example: 294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
responses:
'202':
description: Accepted
'400':
description: Bad Request
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/BadRequestErrorResponse'
'401':
description: Authentication Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/AuthenticationErrorResponse'
'403':
description: Not authorized
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ForbiddenErrorResponse'
'404':
description: Not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NotFoundErrorResponse'
'429':
description: Too many requests
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- message
properties:
message:
type: string
description: A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
example: Object cache purges are rate-limited to one request every 60 seconds for each install
'503':
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ServiceUnavailableOperation'
security:
- basicAuth: []
x-amazon-apigateway-integration:
uri: https://my.wpengine.com/capi/v1/installs/{install_id}/purge_cache
responses:
'202':
statusCode: '202'
'400':
statusCode: '400'
'401':
statusCode: '401'
'403':
statusCode: '403'
'404':
statusCode: '404'
'429':
statusCode: '429'
'503':
statusCode: '503'
default:
statusCode: '500'
requestParameters:
integration.request.header.X-Request-ID: context.requestId
integration.request.header.sourceIp: context.identity.sourceIp
integration.request.header.authorization: method.request.header.Authorization
integration.request.path.install_id: method.request.path.install_id
passthroughBehavior: when_no_match
httpMethod: POST
type: http
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- type
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- object
- page
- cdn
- all
example:
type: object
description: '##### Properties
* type - **required** - The type of cache to be purged
'
required: true
components:
parameters:
authorization:
name: Authorization
in: header
schema:
type: string
format: uuid
schemas:
ServiceUnavailableOperation:
description: Service unavailable
NotFoundErrorResponse:
type: object
required:
- message
properties:
message:
type: string
description: A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
example: Not Found
documentation_url:
type: string
description: (Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
ResourceError:
type: object
required:
- resource
- field
- type
- code
- message
properties:
resource:
type: string
description: The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred
example: Site
field:
type: string
description: (Optional) The specific field associated with the error
example: name
type:
type: string
description: (Optional) A type associated with the error. `invalid_value`, `access_error`, `value_unavailable`
example: invalid_value
code:
type: string
description: (Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource
example: too_long
message:
type: string
description: (Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource
example: Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)
AuthenticationErrorResponse:
type: object
required:
- message
properties:
message:
type: string
description: A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
example: Bad Credentials
documentation_url:
type: string
description: (Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
BadRequestErrorResponse:
type: object
required:
- message
properties:
message:
type: string
description: A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
example: 'Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.'
documentation_url:
type: string
description: (Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
errors:
type: array
description: An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceError'
ForbiddenErrorResponse:
type: object
required:
- message
properties:
message:
type: string
description: A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
example: You don't have permission to perform that action
documentation_url:
type: string
description: (Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
securitySchemes:
basicAuth:
type: http
scheme: basic
description: 'API username and password from Portal''s API Access page: https://my.wpengine.com/api_access'