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List cache exclusions for a WordPress installation

GET
/installs/{install_id}/cache_exclusions
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/installs/294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0/cache_exclusions?limit=100&offset=100' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic <credentials>'

Returns a paginated list of cache exclusion rules configured for an install. Each exclusion has a type (query arg, url path, or cookie) and a value used to match requests that should bypass the cache.

install_id
required
string format: uuid

ID of install

Example
294deacc-d8b8-4005-82c4-0727ba8ddde0
limit
integer
default: 100 <= 100

(Optional) The number of records to return

Example
100
offset
integer
0

(Optional) The first record of the result set to be retrieved

Example
100

List of cache exclusions for install

Media typeapplication/json
object
previous

Path to the previous page of results

string
nullable
next

Path to the next page of results

string
nullable
count

The total number of results

integer
results
Array<object>
object
type
required

The kind of request attribute this exclusion matches on

string
Allowed values: query arg url path cookie
value
required

The value used to match requests that should bypass the cache

string
Example
{
"previous": "https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/example-endpoint?limit=100&offset=0",
"next": "https://api.wpengineapi.com/v1/example-endpoint?limit=100&offset=200",
"count": 225,
"results": [
{
"type": "query arg",
"value": "/foo"
}
]
}

Bad Request

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
errors

An array of error objects describing specific errors that arose when servicing the request

Array<object>
object
resource
required

The name of the resource that was being processed when the error occurred

string
field
required

(Optional) The specific field associated with the error

string
type
required

(Optional) A type associated with the error. invalid_value, access_error, value_unavailable

string
code
required

(Optional) A machine code relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
message
required

(Optional) A human-readable message relating to the error that occurred with the field and resource

string
Example
{
"message": "Invalid Site: Name cannot be empty.",
"errors": [
{
"resource": "Site",
"field": "name",
"type": "invalid_value",
"code": "too_long",
"message": "Name is too long (maximum is 40 characters)"
}
]
}

Authentication Error

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
Example
{
"message": "Bad Credentials"
}

Not authorized

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
Example
{
"message": "You don't have permission to perform that action"
}

Not found

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
documentation_url

(Optional) A URL where documentation regarding this specific error can be found

string
Example
{
"message": "Not Found"
}

Too many requests

Internal server error

Media typeapplication/json
object
message
required

A message regarding the error that occurred on the server

string
Example
{
"message": "An unexpected error occurred, please try again in a few minutes"
}

Service unavailable