edge cache pinning
A cached response continuing to be served after the origin has changed.
What edge cache pinning does not show
A purge API returning 200 is a statement about the API call, not evidence that anything was evicted.
How CrawlCheck measures edge cache pinning
2 finding codes measure it. Each one’s share of all scans is computed from the live corpus when this page is served, not typed into it.
| Finding code | Share of scans | Guide |
|---|---|---|
CHALLENGE_PINNED_AT_EDGE | 0.2% | Is Cloudflare blocking AI crawlers on your site? |
MACHINE_FILE_CACHE_SPLIT | 0% | Stale cached robots.txt or llms.txt? Two fetches tell you |
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Questions about edge cache pinning
What is edge cache pinning?
A cached response continuing to be served after the origin has changed.
What does edge cache pinning not show or guarantee?
A purge API returning 200 is a statement about the API call, not evidence that anything was evicted.
How does CrawlCheck measure edge cache pinning?
Through the finding codes CHALLENGE_PINNED_AT_EDGE, MACHINE_FILE_CACHE_SPLIT, each with a stated rule, evidence bytes and a live share of scans on the dataset page.
Which area of the glossary does edge cache pinning belong to?
Delivery and rendering: What arrives on the wire, and what only exists after something else runs.
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