Caching

AppSync supports server-side data caching. You can find the caching configuration under the appSync.caching attribute.

Quick start

appSync:
  name: my-api
  caching:
    behavior: 'PER_RESOLVER_CACHING'
    type: 'SMALL'
    ttl: 3600
    atRestEncryption: false
    transitEncryption: false

Configuration

• behavior: FULL_REQUEST_CACHING or PER_RESOLVER_CACHING
• type: The type of the Redis instance. SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, XLARGE, LARGE_2X, LARGE_4X, LARGE_8X, LARGE_12X. Defaults to SMALL
• ttl: The default TTL of the cache in seconds. Defaults to 3600. Maximum is 3600
• enabled: Boolean. Whether caching is enabled. Defaults to true when the caching definition is present.
• atRestEncryption: Boolean. Whether to encrypt the data at rest. Defaults to false
• transitEncryption: Boolean. Whether to encrypt the data in transit. Defaults to false

Per resolver caching

See Resolver caching

Flushing the cache

You can use the flush-cache command to easily flush the cache.