Window: caches property

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The caches read-only property of the {{domxref("Window")}} interface returns the {{domxref("CacheStorage")}} object associated with the current context. This object enables functionality such as storing assets for offline use, and generating custom responses to requests.

Value

A {{domxref("CacheStorage")}} object.

Examples

The following example shows how a window can retrieve cached data.

caches.open("v1").then((cache) => cache.match("/list"));

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Service Workers
• {{domxref("CacheStorage")}}
• {{domxref("Cache")}}