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Cache.delete

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The delete() method of the Cache interface finds the Cache entry whose key is the request, and if found, deletes the Cache entry and returns a Promise that resolves to true. If no Cache entry is found, it resolves to false.

Syntax

cache.delete(request,{options}).then(function(true) {
  //your cache entry has been deleted
});

Returns

a Promise that resolves to true if the cache entry is deleted, or false otherwise.

Parameters

request
The Request you are looking to delete.
options Optional
An object whose properties control how matching is done in the delete operation. The available options are:
  • ignoreSearch: A Boolean that specifies whether the matching process should ignore the query string in the url. If set to true, the ?value=bar part of http://foo.com/?value=bar would be ignored when performing a match. It defaults to false.
  • ignoreMethod: A Boolean that, when set to true, prevents matching operations from validating the Request HTTP method (normally only GET and HEAD are allowed.) It defaults to false.
  • ignoreVary: A Boolean that, when set to true, tells the matching operation not to perform VARY header matching. In other words, if the URL matches you will get a match regardless of whether the Response object has a VARY header. It defaults to false.
  • cacheName: A DOMString that represents a specific cache to search within. Note that this option is ignored by Cache.delete().

Examples

caches.open('v1').then(function(cache) {
  cache.delete('/images/image.png').then(function(response) {
    someUIUpdateFunction();
  });
})

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Service Workers
The definition of 'Cache: delete' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 43 16 39
39
Service workers (and Push) have been disabled in the Firefox 45 & 52 Extended Support Releases (ESR).
No 30 No
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support 43 43 No 39 30 No 4.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Cache/delete