cacheTag

Last updated April 23, 2026

The cacheTag function allows you to tag cached data for on-demand invalidation. By associating tags with cache entries, you can selectively purge or revalidate specific cache entries without affecting other cached data.

Usage

To use cacheTag, enable the cacheComponents flag in your next.config.js file:

next.config.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

import type { NextConfig } from 'next'
 
const nextConfig: NextConfig = {
  cacheComponents: true,
}
 
export default nextConfig

The cacheTag function takes one or more string values.

app/data.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

import { cacheTag } from 'next/cache'
 
export async function getData() {
  'use cache'
  cacheTag('my-data')
  const data = await fetch('/api/data')
  return data
}

You can then purge the cache on-demand using revalidateTag API in another function, for example, a route handler or Server Action:

app/action.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

'use server'
 
import { revalidateTag } from 'next/cache'
 
export default async function submit() {
  await addPost()
  revalidateTag('my-data')
}

Good to know

• Idempotent Tags: Applying the same tag multiple times has no additional effect.
• Multiple Tags: You can assign multiple tags to a single cache entry by passing multiple string values to cacheTag.

cacheTag('tag-one', 'tag-two')

• Limits: The max length for a custom tag is 256 characters and the max tag items is 128.

Examples

Tagging components or functions

Tag your cached data by calling cacheTag within a cached function or component:

app/components/bookings.tsx

JavaScriptTypeScript

import { cacheTag } from 'next/cache'
 
interface BookingsProps {
  type: string
}
 
export async function Bookings({ type = 'haircut' }: BookingsProps) {
  'use cache'
  cacheTag('bookings-data')
 
  async function getBookingsData() {
    const data = await fetch(`/api/bookings?type=${encodeURIComponent(type)}`)
    return data
  }
 
  return //...
}

Creating tags from external data

You can use the data returned from an async function to tag the cache entry.

app/components/bookings.tsx

JavaScriptTypeScript

import { cacheTag } from 'next/cache'
 
interface BookingsProps {
  type: string
}
 
export async function Bookings({ type = 'haircut' }: BookingsProps) {
  async function getBookingsData() {
    'use cache'
    const data = await fetch(`/api/bookings?type=${encodeURIComponent(type)}`)
    cacheTag('bookings-data', data.id)
    return data
  }
  return //...
}

Invalidating tagged cache

Using revalidateTag, you can invalidate the cache for a specific tag when needed:

app/actions.ts

JavaScriptTypeScript

'use server'
 
import { revalidateTag } from 'next/cache'
 
export async function updateBookings() {
  await updateBookingData()
  revalidateTag('bookings-data')
}

Related

View related API references.

[

cacheComponents

Learn how to enable the cacheComponents flag in Next.js.

](../../config/next-config-js/cacheComponents/index.md)[

use cache

Learn how to use the "use cache" directive to cache data in your Next.js application.

](../../directives/use-cache/index.md)[

revalidateTag

API Reference for the revalidateTag function.

](../revalidateTag/index.md)[

cacheLife

Learn how to use the cacheLife function to set the cache expiration time for a cached function or component.

](../cacheLife/index.md)

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