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title: Purging a URL via the Fastly control panel
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url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/full-site-delivery/purging/purging-a-url
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Fastly provides several levels of cache purging. You can use the _Purge URL_ option to purge a single URL via the Fastly control panel.

## Before you begin

Be sure you know how to [access the web interface controls](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/navigating-fastly/about-the-web-interface-controls) before learning about each of the pages you'll encounter there.

## Purging a URL

To purge a single URL, follow the steps below:

1.   Log in to the [Fastly control panel](https://manage.fastly.com).

2.   From the [**Home**](https://manage.fastly.com/home) page, select the appropriate service. You can use the search box to search by ID, name, or domain.

3. From the **Purge** menu, select **Purge URL**.

   ![a purge by url](/img/purge-url-example.png)

4. From the **Domain** menu, select [the domain](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/getting-started/domains/working-with-domains/working-with-domains) on which your content resides. If the domain you select is a wildcard domain (e.g., `*.example.com`) the Subdomain field will appear.

5. If the **Subdomain** field appears, enter the subdomain to purge for the wildcard domain you've selected (e.g., `www`).

6. In the **Full URL path** field, enter the path to the content you'll be purging (e.g., `/example.jpg`). The Preview field displays the URL that will be purged.

7. _(Optional)_ Select the [Soft purge](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/full-site-delivery/purging/soft-purges) checkbox to mark your content as outdated instead of deleting it from cache.

8. Click **Purge**.

## What's next

Explore the other purging methods available with Fastly such as [purging with surrogate keys](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/full-site-delivery/purging/purging-with-surrogate-keys) and [purging all content](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/full-site-delivery/purging/purging-all-content).

## Related content

- [Image optimizer reference](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/io/#purging-images-from-the-fastly-cache)
- [Purging API documentation](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/purging/)