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# Purge cached content

> Purges all content, exact URLs, or path patterns for a distribution.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /cloud-cdn/tools/purge
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Aptranet API
  version: 1.0.0
  summary: Public Cloud CDN and Cloud DNS control-plane API
  description: |
    Automate project-scoped Aptranet Cloud CDN and Cloud DNS resources.
    Every endpoint requires an active API key access key and its current secret.
  contact:
    name: Aptranet Support
    email: support@aptranet.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
servers:
  - url: https://api.aptranet.com
    description: Production
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
    apiSecret: []
tags:
  - name: CDN distributions
    description: Create and manage Cloud CDN distributions.
  - name: CDN configuration
    description: Read and replace distribution delivery configuration.
  - name: CDN origin groups
    description: Manage primary, backup, HTTP, and object-storage origins.
  - name: CDN cache tools
    description: Purge and prefetch distribution content.
  - name: CDN analytics
    description: Read traffic, cache, geography, region, and protocol analytics.
  - name: DNS zones
    description: Manage authoritative zones and SOA settings.
  - name: DNS record sets
    description: Manage DNS record sets, routing metadata, and resource records.
  - name: DNS analytics
    description: Read zone query analytics and project DNS checks.
paths:
  /cloud-cdn/tools/purge:
    post:
      tags:
        - CDN cache tools
      summary: Purge cached content
      description: Purges all content, exact URLs, or path patterns for a distribution.
      operationId: purgeCDNContent
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CachePurgeRequest'
            examples:
              exactPaths:
                value:
                  distribution_id: 73
                  mode: urls
                  paths:
                    - /assets/app.css
                    - /catalog/products.json
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Purge accepted.
        '201':
          description: Purge created.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    CachePurgeRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - distribution_id
        - mode
      properties:
        distribution_id:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
        mode:
          type: string
          enum:
            - all
            - urls
            - patterns
        paths:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error_code:
          type: string
        error:
          type: string
        error_description:
          type: string
        trace_id:
          type: string
      additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request is invalid or required context is missing.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: >-
        The API key is disabled, the secret is wrong, or permission is
        insufficient.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The resource does not exist in the API key's project.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Aptranet access key
      description: Access key beginning with `APTRANET_`.
    apiSecret:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Aptranet-Secret
      description: Current secret paired with the access key.

````

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