The developer notices that the Digital Commerce APIs are returning incorrect or no results. Which cache should the developer refresh?

The CachedAPIResponse platform cache is used by Digital Commerce APIs to store API responses, significantly improving performance for both guest and logged-in users. When developers observe that these APIs are returning incorrect, stale, or no results, it is a primary indication that the data stored in this cache is outdated. Refreshing the CachedAPIResponse cache purges the old responses, compelling the APIs to re-execute and fetch the latest, correct data from the underlying Salesforce objects on the next call. This is the most direct and standard procedure for resolving such data-related discrepancies in Digital Commerce API outputs.

1. Salesforce Industries CPQ Developer Guide

"Digital Commerce Caching" section: This documentation explicitly details the role of the CachedAPIResponse platform cache. It states

"Digital Commerce uses the CachedAPIResponse platform cache to cache API responses... If you make a change to product or pricing data

you must clear the cache to see your changes." This directly links data changes and the need to refresh this specific cache to see correct results. (Reference: Salesforce Industries CPQ Developer Guide for the relevant release).

2. Salesforce Industries Digital Commerce Guide

"Troubleshooting Digital Commerce" section: This guide often lists clearing the CachedAPIResponse as a primary step for troubleshooting issues where the storefront displays incorrect data. It confirms that this cache holds API results and that stale data within it is a common cause of problems. (Reference: Salesforce Industries Digital Commerce Guide for the relevant release).

3. Salesforce Help

"Platform Cache for Industries CPQ and Digital Commerce": This article describes the different platform caches used by Industries applications. It differentiates the purpose of CachedAPIResponse (for API results) from VlocityMetadata (for component definitions) and CPQPartition (for large transaction partitioning)

reinforcing the specific role of each. (Reference: Salesforce Help Portal

Article on Industries Platform Caches).