Web/API/CacheStorage/open

The open() method of the CacheStorage interface returns a Promise that resolves to the Cache object matching the cacheName.

You can access CacheStorage through the global caches property.

Note: If the specified Cache does not exist, a new cache is created with that cacheName and a Promise that resolves to this new Cache object is returned.

Syntax

caches.open(cacheName).then(function(cache) {
  // Do something with your cache
});

Parameters

cacheName: The name of the cache you want to open.

Return value

A Promise that resolves to the requested Cache object.

Examples

This example is from the MDN sw-test example (see [[../../../../../../../mdn.github.io/sw-test/index|sw-test running live]]). Here we wait for an InstallEvent to fire, then runs waitUntil() to handle the install process for the app. This consists of calling CacheStorage.open() to create a new cache, then using Cache.addAll() to add a series of assets to it.

self.addEventListener('install', function(event) {
  event.waitUntil(
    caches.open('v1').then(function(cache) {
      return cache.addAll([
        '/sw-test/',
        '/sw-test/index.html',
        '/sw-test/style.css',
        '/sw-test/app.js',
        '/sw-test/image-list.js',
        '/sw-test/star-wars-logo.jpg',
        '/sw-test/gallery/bountyHunters.jpg',
        '/sw-test/gallery/myLittleVader.jpg',
        '/sw-test/gallery/snowTroopers.jpg'
      ]);
    })
  );

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Service WorkersThe definition of 'CacheStorage: open' 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
`open` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 40	Edge Full support 16	Firefox Full support 44 Notes' Full support 44 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 27	Safari Full support 11.1	WebView Android Full support 40	Chrome Android Full support 40	Firefox Android Full support 44	Opera Android Full support 27	Safari iOS Full support Yes	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.