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title: Bypass caching for subrequests made from Cloudflare Workers, with Request.cache
description: New runtime APIs allow you to control when subrequests are cached, increasing compatibility with popular NPM packages
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog-preview.png
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## Bypass caching for subrequests made from Cloudflare Workers, with Request.cache

Nov 11, 2024 

[ Workers ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/) 

You can now use the [cache](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/request/#options) property of the [Request](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/request/) interface to bypass [Cloudflare's cache](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/reference/how-the-cache-works/) when making subrequests from [Cloudflare Workers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers), by setting its value to `no-store`.

* [  JavaScript ](#tab-panel-2793)
* [  TypeScript ](#tab-panel-2794)

index.js

```
export default {  async fetch(req, env, ctx) {    const request = new Request("https://cloudflare.com", {      cache: "no-store",    });    const response = await fetch(request);    return response;  },};
```

index.ts

```
export default {  async fetch(req, env, ctx): Promise<Response> {    const request = new Request("https://cloudflare.com", { cache: 'no-store'});    const response = await fetch(request);    return response;  }} satisfies ExportedHandler<Environment>
```

When you set the value to `no-store` on a subrequest made from a Worker, the Cloudflare Workers runtime will not check whether a match exists in the cache, and not add the response to the cache, even if the response includes directives in the `Cache-Control` HTTP header that otherwise indicate that the response is cacheable.

This increases compatibility with NPM packages and JavaScript frameworks that rely on setting the [cache](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/request/#options) property, which is a cross-platform standard part of the [Request](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/request/) interface. Previously, if you set the `cache` property on `Request`, the Workers runtime threw an exception.

If you've tried to use `@planetscale/database`, `redis-js`, `stytch-node`, `supabase`, `axiom-js` or have seen the error message `The cache field on RequestInitializerDict is not implemented in fetch` — you should try again, making sure that the [Compatibility Date](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/compatibility-dates/) of your Worker is set to on or after `2024-11-11`, or the [cache\_option\_enabled compatibility flag](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/compatibility-flags/#enable-cache-no-store-http-standard-api) is enabled for your Worker.

* Learn [how the Cache works with Cloudflare Workers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/reference/how-the-cache-works/)
* Enable [Node.js compatibility](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/nodejs/) for your Cloudflare Worker
* Explore [Runtime APIs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/) and [Bindings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/runtime-apis/bindings/) available in Cloudflare Workers

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