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title: Cache-Control
summary: null
url: https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/http/http-headers/Cache-Control
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Fastly recommends the use of `Cache-Control` as the primary means to control the behavior of our cache.  For more information see our guide to [cache freshness](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/concepts/edge-state/cache/cache-freshness/).