Remove value from cache

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APPLIES TO: All API Management tiers

The cache-remove-value deletes a cached item identified by its key. The key can have an arbitrary string value and is typically provided using a policy expression.

Note

Set a policy's elements and child elements in the order provided in the policy statement. Learn more about how to set or edit API Management policies.

Policy statement

<cache-remove-value key="cache key value" caching-type="prefer-external | external | internal"  />

Attributes

Attribute Description Required Default
caching-type Choose between the following values of the attribute:
- internal to use the built-in API Management cache,
- external to use the external cache as described in Use an external Azure Cache for Redis in Azure API Management,
- prefer-external to use external cache if configured or internal cache otherwise.

Policy expressions aren't allowed.		 No prefer-external
key The key of the previously cached value to be removed from the cache. Policy expressions are allowed. Yes N/A

Usage

Example

<cache-store-value
    key="@("userprofile-" + context.Variables["enduserid"])"
    value="@((string)context.Variables["userprofile"])" duration="100000" />

For more information and examples of this policy, see Custom caching in Azure API Management.

Next steps

For more information about working with policies, see: