Robots noarchive + nocache

This page combines the crawler directives and HTTP cache headers to prevent both search result archives and cached snapshots.

When to pair noarchive + nocache

Use for controlled distributions (beta documentation, embargoed notes) where both cached SERP copies and stored responses would be misleading.

Robots: content="noarchive, nocache" targets crawler behavior.
Headers: no-cache/no-store directives ensure intermediaries do not reuse the response.
Tip: also set short-lived auth tokens or signed URLs if content is sensitive.

Robots directives

The meta tag <meta name="robots" content="noarchive, nocache"> asks crawlers to avoid storing or serving cached versions.

HTTP cache headers

Cache-Control, Pragma, and Expires mirror the crawler intent by marking the response as non-cacheable.