This document explains the Cache-Control HTTP headers 'no-store', 'no-cache', and 'private', detailing their distinctions in controlling caching behavior for public and personalized responses, along with browser diagnostics and common pitfalls.
Cache-Control / HTTP / Caching / Web Development / Privacy / Security / Browser / CDN
Separate a request timeout from the total retry budget, interpret Retry-After, and avoid duplicating writes when the server outcome is unknown.
HTTP / Retries / Timeouts / Idempotency
Separate authentication, permissions, rate limits and service availability before retrying.
HTTP / API / Troubleshooting
Use If-None-Match to revalidate cached responses and If-Match to avoid overwriting a newer representation.
HTTP / ETag / Caching
Distinguish response access from request sending, inspect an OPTIONS preflight and configure explicit origins for credentialed browser requests.
HTTP / CORS / fetch / API / Troubleshooting