---
title: "Prefetch cache chunks"
method: POST
path: "/cache/fetch"
---

# Prefetch cache chunks

`POST /cache/fetch`

Ensures specified file chunks are cached locally for a cache remote.

## Query parameters

- `chunks` string
- `params` object
- `_group` string
- `_async` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'respond-async'

## Request body

- CacheFetchRequest
  - `chunks` string — Comma-separated chunk specifier list (e.g. `0:10,25:30`) describing file pieces to prefetch.
  - `_group` string — Assign the request to a custom stats group.
  - `_async` boolean — Run the command asynchronously. Returns a job id immediately.

## Response `200`

Request succeeded with no response body.

## Other responses

- `202` — Request accepted for async processing. Poll /job/status with the returned jobid.
- `4XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)
- `5XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)

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