Cache: delete() method

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The delete() method of the {{domxref("Cache")}} interface finds the {{domxref("Cache")}} entry whose key is the request, and if found, deletes the {{domxref("Cache")}} entry and returns a {{jsxref("Promise")}} that resolves to true. If no {{domxref("Cache")}} entry is found, it resolves to false.

Syntax

delete(request)
delete(request, options)

Parameters

• request
  • : The {{domxref("Request")}} you are looking to delete. This can be a Request object or a URL.
• options {{optional_inline}}
  • : An object whose properties control how matching is done in the delete operation. The available options are:
    • ignoreSearch
      • : A boolean value that specifies whether the matching process should ignore the query string in the URL. If set to true, the ?value=bar part of https://example.com/?value=bar would be ignored when performing a match. It defaults to false.
    • ignoreMethod
      • : A boolean value that, when set to true, prevents matching operations from validating the {{domxref("Request")}} HTTP method (normally only GET and HEAD are allowed.) It defaults to false.
    • ignoreVary
      • : A boolean value that, when set to true, tells the matching operation not to perform VARY header matching. In other words, if the URL matches you will get a match regardless of whether the {{domxref("Response")}} object has a VARY header. It defaults to false.
    • cacheName
      • : A string that represents a specific cache to search within. Note that this option is ignored by Cache.delete().

Return value

A {{jsxref("Promise")}} that resolves to true if the cache entry is deleted, or false otherwise.

Examples

caches
  .open("v1")
  .then((cache) => cache.delete("/images/image.png"))
  .then((response) => {
    someUIUpdateFunction();
  });

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Using Service Workers
• {{domxref("Cache")}}
• {{domxref("Window.caches")}} and {{domxref("WorkerGlobalScope.caches")}}