---
title: "Insert Data in Cache"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/cache/insert-data/
description: "This page describes the method to perform operations in the Cache component."
last_updated: 2026-09-09T10:45:38Z
service: CloudScale
type: general
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  - name: "Catalyst CloudScale"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/
  - name: "Cache Help Documentation"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/cache/introduction/
  - name: "Java SDK Documentation"
    url: /en/sdk/java/v1/cloud-scale/cache/insert-data-into-cache/
  - name: "Python SDK Documentation"
    url: /en/sdk/python/v1/cloud-scale/cache/insert-data-into-cache/
  - name: "REST API Documentation"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/cache/insert-key-value-in-segment/#InsertKeyValueinCacheSegment
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---

# Insert Data in Cache

> **Note:** Ensure you have installed the [required package](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/cache/overview/#prerequisites) to use this SDK method.

Using the `put()` SDK method, you can insert a cache item. You can insert a key-value pair in an existing cache segment in your Catalyst project. The key name and key value are of the **String** type and are passed as arguments to the method. The promise returned here will be resolved to a JSON object.

You can also pass the *expiry time* for the cache item optionally. If you do not pass that value, the expiration time will be set to **48 hours** by default.

The `segment` reference used in the code snippet below is the [segment instance](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/javascript/v1/cloudscale/cache/get-segment-instance/).

```javascript
//Insert Cache by passing the key-value pair 
const cache = new Cache(); 
const segment = cache.segment(); 
const entity = await segment.put('Name', 'Linda McCartney',1); //Expiry time for cache in hours
console.log(entity);
```

#### Example of Expected Response

```json
{
  "cache_name": "Last_Name",
  "cache_value": "Smith",
  "project_details": { "project_name": "AlienCity", "id": "2136000000007733" },
  "segment_details": { "segment_name": "DataStore", "id": "2136000000008572" },
  "expires_in": "Aug 18, 2021 06:46 PM",
  "expiry_in_hours": "48",
  "ttl_in_milliseconds": "172800000"
}
```