{
    requestId : "598821f949c0a938d57563bd"
}

Response structure and status code

In case of error, you will get an error code along with the error message. On success, you will receive a 200 status code with the request ID returned in the JSON-encoded response body.

requestId can be used to fetch the status of submitted purge request.

Purge Cache for Multiple Files

You can purge the cache for multiple files within a directory by appending a wildcard at the end of the URL, only if ANY ONE of the following conditions are met:

1. The path consists of at least two levels of nesting: The path of the directory, excluding your imagekitId and URL pattern, contains at least two levels of nesting, starting from the root as shown below: ✅ https://ik.imagekit.io/IMAGEKIT_ID/PATTERN/LEVEL_1/LEVEL_2* ❌ https://ik.imagekit.io/IMAGEKIT_ID/PATTERN/LEVEL_1* For example, the path /images/upload* is valid, but /images* is not.

2. The path length is at least 15 characters: The path of the directory, excluding your imagekitId and URL pattern, is at least 15 characters in length, as shown below: ✅ https://ik.imagekit.io/IMAGEKIT_ID/PATTERN/FIFTEEN_CHARACTERS* However, if the first condition is met, i.e. the path consists of at least two levels of nesting, then it need not be 15 characters long.

3. The path is a complete file path: The path specified is a complete path pointing to a file, with the file extension present at the end of the path, as shown below: ✅ https://ik.imagekit.io/IMAGEKIT_ID/PATTERN/FILE.EXT* For example, the path /sample.jpg* is valid, despite not being 15 characters long, or having two levels of nesting.

Note that the wildcard can only be appended at the end of a URL. Wildcards within the path are not supported. i.e. /folder/*/sample.jpg is an invalid path.

Limitations

Purge API has the following limitations:

• An account can issue a maximum of 1000 purge requests in a month. Please reach out to us at support@imagekit.io if you need to increase this limit.

• Note that the wildcard can only be appended at the end of a URL. Wildcards within the path are not supported. i.e. /folder/*/sample.jpg is an invalid path. Please reach out to us at support@imagekit.io if you need to purge all images on a specific pattern not supported through the API.

Examples

Here are some example requests to understand the API usage.

curl -X POST "https://api.imagekit.io/v1/files/purge" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-u your_private_key: -d'
{
    "url": "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg"
}
'

var ImageKit = require("imagekit");
​
var imagekit = new ImageKit({
    publicKey : "your_public_api_key",
    privateKey : "your_private_api_key",
    urlEndpoint : "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/"
});
​
imagekit.purgeCache("https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg", function(error, result) { 
    if(error) console.log(error);
    else console.log(result);
});

from imagekitio import ImageKit
​
imagekit = ImageKit(
    private_key='your_public_api_key',
    public_key='your_private_api_key',
    url_endpoint = 'https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/'
)
​
purge_cache = imagekit.purge_cache(file_url="https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg")
​
print("Purge cache-", purge_cache)

use ImageKit\ImageKit;
​
$public_key = "your_public_api_key";
$your_private_key = "your_private_api_key";
$url_end_point = "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id";
​
$imageKit = new ImageKit(
    $public_key,
    $your_private_key,
    $url_end_point
);
​
$purgeCache = $imageKit->purgeCacheApi(array(
    "url" => "https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg"
));
​
echo("File details : " . json_encode($purgeCache));

ResultCache result=ImageKit.getInstance().purgeCache("https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg");

imagekitio = ImageKit::ImageKitClient.new("your_private_key", "your_public_key", "your_url_endpoint")
purge_cache = imagekitio.purge_file_cache("https://ik.imagekit.io/your_imagekit_id/default-image.jpg")