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CDN:DescribeRefreshTasks

Last Updated:Jun 29, 2026

Queries whether refresh or prefetch tasks have taken effect across the entire network.

Operation description

  • You can query by task ID or URL.

  • You can specify both TaskId and ObjectPath. If neither TaskId nor ObjectPath is specified, the first page of data (20 entries) from the last 3 days is returned by default.

  • You can query only data from the last 3 days.

  • The task status must be triggered by an API request for asynchronous update.

  • If you enabled automatic CDN cache refresh in the OSS console, you cannot use the DescribeRefreshTasks operation to view automatic cache refresh tasks on OSS.

  • Maximum call frequency per user: 5 calls per second. If you require a higher call frequency, use the DescribeRefreshTaskById operation, which supports querying refresh and prefetch task information only by task ID.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

cdn:DescribeRefreshTasks

none

*Domain

acs:cdn:*:{#accountId}:domain/{#DomainName}

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

TaskId

string

No

The task ID used to query the refresh status.

1234321

ObjectPath

string

No

The path used to query. Exact match is used.

http://example.com/1.txt

PageNumber

integer

No

The page number to return. Valid values: 1 to 100000.

1

ObjectType

string

No

The task type. Valid values:

  • file: file refresh.

  • directory: directory refresh.

  • regex: regular expression-based refresh.

  • preload: file prefetch.

  • block: URL blocking.

  • unblock: URL unblocking.

Note

When you specify DomainName or Status, ObjectType is required.

file

DomainName

string

No

The accelerated domain name. Only a single domain name can be specified. By default, all accelerated domain names are queried.

example.com

Status

string

No

The task status. Valid values:

  • Complete: completed.

  • Refreshing: in progress.

  • Timeout: timed out.

  • Canceled: canceled.

  • Failed: failed.

Complete

PageSize

integer

No

The number of entries per page. Default value: 20. Maximum value: 100. Valid values: 1 to 100.

20

StartTime

string

No

The start time. Specify the time in the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ format. The time must be in UTC.

2017-12-21T08:00:00Z

EndTime

string

No

The end time. Specify the time in the ISO 8601 standard in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ format. The time must be in UTC.

Note

The end time must be later than the start time.

2017-12-22T08:00:00Z

ResourceGroupId

string

No

The resource group ID.

rg-acfmyuji4b6r4**

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

RequestId

string

The request ID.

174F6032-AA26-470D-B90E-36F0EB205BEE

PageNumber

integer

The page number.

10

PageSize

integer

The number of entries per page.

1

TotalCount

integer

The total number of entries.

2

Tasks

object

CDNTask

array<object>

The task list.

object

Status

string

The task status. Valid values:

  • Complete: completed.

  • Refreshing: in progress.

  • Failed: failed.

Complete

CreationTime

string

The time when the node object was created, in UTC.

2014-11-27T08:23:22Z

ObjectType

string

The task type.

  • file: file refresh.

  • directory: directory refresh.

  • regex: regular expression-based refresh.

  • preload: file prefetch.

file

Process

string

The progress, in percentage.

100%

Description

string

The error description returned when a refresh or prefetch task fails.

  • InternalError: an internal error occurred.

  • OriginTimeout: the origin server timed out.

  • OriginReturnStatusCode 5XX: the origin server returned a 5xx status code.

Internal Error

ObjectPath

string

The object path of the refresh node.

http://example.com/1.txt

TaskId

string

The task ID.

704225667

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "174F6032-AA26-470D-B90E-36F0EB205BEE",
  "PageNumber": 10,
  "PageSize": 1,
  "TotalCount": 2,
  "Tasks": {
    "CDNTask": [
      {
        "Status": "Complete",
        "CreationTime": "2014-11-27T08:23:22Z",
        "ObjectType": "file",
        "Process": "100%",
        "Description": "Internal Error",
        "ObjectPath": "http://example.com/1.txt",
        "TaskId": "704225667"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 InvalidTaskId.Malformed The specified TaskId is invalid.
400 MissingParameter.ObjectType The ObjectType parameter is required if DomainName or Status is specified.
400 MissingTimeParameter The StartTime and EndTime must be both specified. You must set both the start time and the end time.
400 InvalidEndTime.Mismatch The specified EndTime is earlier than the StartTime. EndTime is earlier than StartTime.
400 DomainNameOverLimit A maximum of 500 domains are supported for each request.
400 InvalidTime The query time cannot exceed the last 3 days.
400 InvalidStartTime.Malformed The specified StartTime is invalid. The format of the start time is invalid. Specify a valid value.
400 InvalidEndTime.Malformed The specified EndTime is invalid. The EndTime parameter is set in an invalid format. For more information, see the API references.
400 InvalidObjectPath.Malformed The specified ObjectPath is invalid.
400 InvalidStartTime.ValueNotSupported The specified StartTime is invalid. The specified start time is invalid. For more information, see the API references.
400 InvalidEndTime.ValueNotSupported The specified EndTime is invalid.
400 InvalidObjectType.ValueNotSupported The specified ObjectType is not supported.
400 InvalidStatus.ValueNotSupported The specified Status is not supported.
400 InvalidParams The parameter you provided is invalid. The parameter entered is illegal.
429 TooManyRequests The server is busy. Please try again later.

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.