CDN-Cache-Control

Response headers

A caching rule aimed only at the delivery network; browsers ignore it.

On the wireCDN-Cache-Control: …
CategoryResponse headers

Headers the server attaches when it answers.

How to read this

  • The first digit of a status code carries the meaning: 4 means the request, 5 means the server.
  • 404 means "not there"; 403 means "there, but not for you". Swapping them makes debugging slower.
  • Header names are case-insensitive — Content-Type and content-type are the same header.
  • Caching and CORS problems usually come down to one header line, visible in the browser’s network tab.

Frequently asked questions

Q. What does HTTP CDN-Cache-Control mean?

A caching rule aimed only at the delivery network; browsers ignore it.

Q. What does CDN-Cache-Control look like on the wire?

It travels as CDN-Cache-Control: …

Q. Where does CDN-Cache-Control appear?

In response headers.

Q. What group does CDN-Cache-Control belong to?

The response headers group; the rest of that group is listed further down.

Same group

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