---
title: "Flush a cache region"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v1/caches/region/{regionName}"
tags: ["Cache Management"]
---

# Flush a cache region

`DELETE /api/v1/caches/region/{regionName}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://docs.anzworldline-solutions.com.au`
- URL: `https://docs.anzworldline-solutions.com.au/api/v1/caches/region/{regionName}`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/docs/api/v1/caches/region/:regionName/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Flushes a specific cache region across all providers, resets permission references, and conditionally reloads PushPublishing filters. Pass 'all' to flush all caches.

## Path parameters

- `regionName` string, required

## Response `200`

Cache region flushed successfully

- ResponseEntityStringView
  - `errors` ErrorEntity[]
    - `errorCode` string
    - `message` string
    - `fieldName` string
  - `entity` string
  - `messages` MessageEntity[]
    - `message` string
  - `i18nMessagesMap` object
  - `permissions` string[]
  - `pagination` Pagination
    - `currentPage` integer
    - `perPage` integer
    - `totalEntries` integer

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request - unknown cache region name
- `401`: Unauthorized - authentication required
- `403`: Forbidden - requires maintenance portlet access

## Changes

- **2026-10-30** `4fd8e917d458`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/anzworldline-solutions/apis/dotcms-rest-api/changes/api/v1/caches/region/:regionName/delete.md)

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