Purge cache

POST

/installs/{install_id}/purge_cache

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/installs/294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0/purge_cache \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <credentials>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{ "type": "object" }'

Purges the specified type of cache for the install. The type can be object, page, cdn or all.

Limitations & Warnings

• Asynchronous: the purge is accepted, not necessarily finished, when the response is returned.
• Cache purge rate limits apply to the entire install.

Authorizations

• basicAuth

Parameters

Path Parameters

install_id

required

string format: uuid

ID of install

Example

294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0

Request Body^required

Properties

• type - required - The type of cache to be purged

Media typeapplication/json

object

type

required

string

Allowed values: object page cdn all

Example

{
  "type": "object"
}

Responses

202

Accepted. The cache purge request has been accepted for processing.

400

Bad Request

Media typeapplication/json

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

errors

An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request

Array<object>

object

resource

required

The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred

string

field

required

(Optional) The specific field associated with the error

string

type

required

(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable

string

code

required

(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string

message

required

(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string

Example

{
  "message": "Invalid request.",
  "errors": [
    {
      "resource": "Resource",
      "field": "field_name",
      "type": "invalid_value",
      "code": "invalid",
      "message": "The value is invalid."
    }
  ]
}

401

Authentication Error

Media typeapplication/json

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Example

{
  "message": "Bad Credentials"
}

403

Not authorized

Media typeapplication/json

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Example

{
  "message": "You don't have permission to perform that action"
}

404

Not found

Media typeapplication/json

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string

Example

{
  "message": "Not Found"
}

429

Too many requests

Media typeapplication/json

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

{
  "message": "Object cache purges are rate-limited to one request every 60 seconds for each install"
}

500

Internal Server Error

Media typeapplication/json

object

message

required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string

Example

{
  "message": "An unexpected error occurred, please try again in a few minutes"
}

503

Service unavailable