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Vercel Runtime Logs Now Explain Cache Misses
Vercel's runtime logs now display a Cache Reason for non-fresh cache hits, detailing why a request missed the cache—such as time-based or tag-based revalidation. This feature helps developers debug cache misses and improve hit rates for ISR, Partial Prerendering, and functions with Cache-Control headers. Cache reasons appear in the Logs tab, CLI, and metrics tools.
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Useful for developers optimizing CDN performance, but the feature is incremental—it adds transparency to existing caching behavior rather than introducing new capabilities.
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