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# Purge

Input URL or directory to be purged: the URL or directory will be marked as expired, and when it is requested by user, CDN edge node will request to the upper node or origin site.

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:blue;">**Note**</mark>

<mark style="color:blue;">URL purge and directory purge are respectively limited within 500 and 50 times per day.</mark>
{% endhint %}

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