// http header · caching header

Age

Seconds the object has been in a proxy cache

What the Age header does

Age is how many seconds a response has been sitting in a proxy/CDN cache. Combined with max-age, it tells the client how much freshness is left before the cached copy must be revalidated.

Example

Age: 24

Where it's used

Age is a caching header. Caching headers control how browsers and proxies store and reuse responses.

Other caching headers