# Verify if LiteSpeed Cache is working
> Check whether LiteSpeed Cache is active by inspecting the response headers returned by your server.
Source: https://www.kualo.com/knowledgebase/perf-litespeed/verify-if-litespeed-cache-is-working
Updated: 2026-06-09
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The quickest way to confirm that LiteSpeed Cache is working is to inspect the HTTP response headers your server returns when a page is loaded. Your browser's developer tools make this straightforward.
## Open the developer tools in Chrome
1. Open Chrome and navigate to a page on your website.
2. Press **Ctrl + Shift + I** (Windows/Linux) or **Cmd + Option + I** (Mac) to open the developer tools, or right-click anywhere on the page and choose **Inspect**.
## Check the response headers
1. In the developer tools panel, click the **Network** tab.
2. Reload the page by pressing **F5** (or **Cmd + R** on Mac).
3. In the list of requests that appears, click the entry that matches your domain name.
4. Select the **Headers** sub-tab and scroll down to the **Response Headers** section.
## Interpreting the result
Look for the `x-litespeed-cache` header. Its value tells you the cache status:
| Header value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `x-litespeed-cache: hit` | The page was served from the LiteSpeed Cache. |
| `x-litespeed-cache: miss` | The page was not in cache and was generated fresh. |
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A `miss` on the very first load after clearing cache is normal. Reload the page once more - if caching is working correctly, the header should change to `hit`.
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If you continue to see `miss` on repeated loads, check that the LiteSpeed Cache plugin (for WordPress) or your cache configuration is enabled and that the page is not excluded from caching by a rule.
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