Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

ResetDistributionCache

Deletes currently cached content from your Amazon Lightsail content delivery network (CDN) distribution.

After resetting the cache, the next time a content request is made, your distribution pulls, serves, and caches it from the origin.

Request Syntax


{
   "distributionName": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

distributionName

The name of the distribution for which to reset cache.

Use the GetDistributions action to get a list of distribution names that you can specify.

Type: String

Pattern: \w[\w\-]*\w

Required: No

Response Syntax


{
   "createTime": number,
   "operation": { 
      "createdAt": number,
      "errorCode": "string",
      "errorDetails": "string",
      "id": "string",
      "isTerminal": boolean,
      "location": { 
         "availabilityZone": "string",
         "regionName": "string"
      },
      "operationDetails": "string",
      "operationType": "string",
      "resourceName": "string",
      "resourceType": "string",
      "status": "string",
      "statusChangedAt": number
   },
   "status": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

createTime

The timestamp of the reset cache request (1479734909.17) in Unix time format.

Type: Timestamp

operation

An array of objects that describe the result of the action, such as the status of the request, the timestamp of the request, and the resources affected by the request.

Type: Operation object

status

The status of the reset cache request.

Type: String

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

AccessDeniedException

Lightsail throws this exception when the user cannot be authenticated or uses invalid credentials to access a resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidInputException

Lightsail throws this exception when user input does not conform to the validation rules of an input field.

Note

Domain and distribution APIs are only available in the N. Virginia (us-east-1) AWS Region. Please set your AWS Region configuration to us-east-1 to create, view, or edit these resources.

HTTP Status Code: 400

NotFoundException

Lightsail throws this exception when it cannot find a resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OperationFailureException

Lightsail throws this exception when an operation fails to execute.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ServiceException

A general service exception.

HTTP Status Code: 500

UnauthenticatedException

Lightsail throws this exception when the user has not been authenticated.

HTTP Status Code: 400