Cloudflare Cache Purge Manual

Use this when the deployed frontend has already updated on the servers, but the public site still shows an old version because Cloudflare or browser cache is serving stale files.

Current API-token note

The current ark-library.com Cloudflare Zone ID is:

ca1368486d3b0bf9f1066f2a2281dced

Cloudflare cache purge by API requires both a valid API token and this Zone ID. If API access is unavailable, use the manual dashboard method below.

Security note: if a token was pasted into chat, terminal logs, or docs by mistake, revoke it in Cloudflare and create a new one.

Manual purge in Cloudflare Dashboard

Open https://dash.cloudflare.com/ and log in.
Go to Websites.
Select ark-library.com.
Go to Caching → Configuration.
Click Purge Cache.
Choose one of these:
- Purge Everything: safest when a deploy looks stale.
- Custom Purge: use when only specific pages/assets are stale.
For a stale frontend deploy, purge at least:
- https://ark-library.com/
- https://ark-library.com/index.html
Wait 10–60 seconds, then hard-refresh the browser:
- macOS Chrome/Safari: Cmd + Shift + R
- Windows/Linux Chrome: Ctrl + Shift + R

Find the Cloudflare Zone ID

Open https://dash.cloudflare.com/.
Select ark-library.com.
Open Overview.
In the right sidebar, find API → Zone ID.
Copy the Zone ID for API purge commands.

For this project, the known Zone ID is ca1368486d3b0bf9f1066f2a2281dced.

API purge after you have Zone ID

Store the token in an environment variable instead of writing it directly into commands:

export CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN='replace-with-new-token'
export CLOUDFLARE_ZONE_ID='replace-with-zone-id'

Purge everything:

curl -sS -X POST \
  "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$CLOUDFLARE_ZONE_ID/purge_cache" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"purge_everything":true}'

Purge only the main frontend files:

curl -sS -X POST \
  "https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/zones/$CLOUDFLARE_ZONE_ID/purge_cache" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{"files":["https://ark-library.com/","https://ark-library.com/index.html"]}'

Expected success response includes:

{"success":true}

Create a safer Cloudflare API token

In Cloudflare Dashboard, open My Profile → API Tokens.
Click Create Token.
Use Custom token.
Add permissions:
- Zone → Cache Purge → Purge
- Zone → Zone → Read
Set zone resources:
- Include → Specific zone → ark-library.com
Create the token, copy it once, and store it in a password manager or CI secret.

Do not commit Cloudflare tokens into this repository.

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