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Cache-Control Header Parser
x402
Cache-Control Header Parser is a paid API for AI agents from creator-desk-x402-isolated.onrender.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).
Parses a Cache-Control header value string into its structured directive components
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Machine-callable x402-paid utilities for autonomous agents.
Output
Returns a structured JSON object with the parsed Cache-Control directives, including boolean flags for directives like no-cache, no-store, public, and private, plus numeric values for directives like max-age, s-maxage, and stale-while-revalidate. The operation field confirms the action performed.
Example use cases
CDN configuration audit
“I need to inspect the Cache-Control headers coming back from our CDN — can you parse 'public, max-age=31536000, immutable' and tell me exactly which directives are set and what values they have?”
Debug stale content issue
“Our users are seeing stale pages. The Cache-Control header on the response is 'no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0' — can you parse that and explain what caching behavior it enforces?”
API response cacheability check
“Parse this Cache-Control value from our API response — 'private, no-store, no-cache' — and tell me if anything in there would prevent a reverse proxy from caching the response.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://creator-desk-x402-isolated.onrender.com/v1/utility/cache-control-parse?utm_source=zero.xyzWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when an agent needs to programmatically interpret Cache-Control header strings without implementing a full HTTP parsing library. Particularly useful in agentic workflows that audit caching behavior, validate CDN configurations, or dynamically adapt request logic based on server cache policies. The $0.01 USDC per-call x402 payment model makes it suitable for on-demand, low-volume parsing tasks.
Side effects
- Malformed or non-standard Cache-Control value may return unexpected parsed output
- Empty or null value input may cause an error or empty result
- Unrecognized proprietary directives may be omitted or returned unparsed
- Service unavailability on the Render-hosted instance may return a 5xx error
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | — | |
| options | object |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"result": "example",
"operation": "cache_control_parse"
}
}Tags
x402
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