Purge an install's cache
package main
import ( "fmt" "strings" "net/http" "io")
func main() {
url := "https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/installs/example/purge_cache"
payload := strings.NewReader("{ \"type\": \"object\" }")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic <credentials>") req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body))
}const url = 'https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/installs/example/purge_cache';const options = { method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Basic <credentials>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}, body: '{"type":"object"}'};
try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data);} catch (error) { console.error(error);}curl --request POST \ --url https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/installs/example/purge_cache \ --header 'Authorization: Basic <credentials>' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "type": "object" }'This will purge the specified cache associated with the install. Allowed types:
- "object"
- "page"
- "cdn"
- "all"Authorizations
Section titled “Authorizations ”Parameters
Section titled “ Parameters ”Path Parameters
Section titled “Path Parameters ”ID of install
Request Body
Section titled “Request Body ”Properties
- type - required - The type of cache to be purged
object
Example
{ "type": "object"}Responses
Section titled “ Responses ”Accepted
Bad Request
object
A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request
object
The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred
(Optional) The specific field associated with the error
(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable
(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource
(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource
Example
{ "message": "Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.", "errors": [ { "resource": "Site", "field": "name", "type": "invalid_value", "code": "too_long", "message": "Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)" } ]}Authentication Error
object
A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
Example
{ "message": "Bad Credentials"}Not authorized
object
A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
Example
{ "message": "You don't have permission to perform that action"}Not found
object
A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found
Example
{ "message": "Not Found"}Too many requests
object
A message regarding the error that occurred on the server
Example
{ "message": "Object cache purges are rate-limited to one request every 60 seconds for each install"}Service unavailable