Web/API/Cache/delete

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

Syntax

cache.delete(request, {options}).then(function(found) {
  // your cache entry has been deleted if found
});

Parameters

request: The Request you are looking to delete. This can be a Request object or a URL.
options Optional: An object whose properties control how matching is done in the delete operation. The available options are:

ignoreSearch

A Boolean that specifies whether the matching process should ignore the query string in the url. If set to true, the ?value=bar part of http://foo.com/?value=bar would be ignored when performing a match. It defaults to false.
ignoreMethod: A Boolean that, when set to true, prevents matching operations from validating the Request HTTP method (normally only GET and HEAD are allowed.) It defaults to false.
ignoreVary: A Boolean 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 Response object has a VARY header. It defaults to false.
cacheName: A DOMString that represents a specific cache to search within. Note that this option is ignored by Cache.delete().

Return value

a Promise that resolves to true if the cache entry is deleted, or false otherwise.

Examples

caches.open('v1').then(function(cache) {
  cache.delete('/images/image.png').then(function(response) {
    someUIUpdateFunction();
  });
})

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Service WorkersThe definition of 'Cache: delete' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`delete` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 16	Firefox Full support 39 Notes' Full support 39 Notes' Notes' Extended Support Releases (ESR) before Firefox 78 ESR do not support service workers and the Push API.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 30	Safari Full support 11	WebView Android Full support 43	Chrome Android Full support 43	Firefox Android Full support 39	Opera Android Full support 30	Safari iOS Full support 11	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.