---
title: "Clear DNS cache"
method: POST
path: "/cache_clear"
tags: ["global"]
---

# Clear DNS cache

`POST /cache_clear`

## Request

- Base URL: `/control` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/control/cache_clear`
- Auth: HTTP basic

## Response `200`

OK

## Changes

- **2026-07-17** `14ff21aeb363`: 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2023-03-26** `aecca8e1fa4f`: 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/guardllamanet/apis/adguard-home/changes/cache_clear/post.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/guardllamanet/apis/adguard-home.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/guardllamanet/apis/adguard-home/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/guardllamanet/apis/adguard-home/revisions/14ff21aeb363?raw)