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Add FAQ and flowchart for how long it takes for changes to be detected by cache API
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Have a look at this [visual guide](https://f95zone.to/threads/f95checker-willyjl.44173/post-15396547) if you still have doubts.
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- **How long will it take for changes on the forum to be detected by F95Checker?**
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Check the "About the speed™" section below, especially the flowchart.
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## About the speed™:
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F95zone does not yet have a proper API serving the information needed by this tool, so the only way to gather them is by requesting the full game threads like a normal
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- other thread types and other changes not in F95zone Latest Updates are checked at least every 7 days
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- if a requested thread does not exist, it will not be checked again for 14 days
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**If that sounds confusing, check this flowchart which should make it clearer:**
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<details>
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<summary>Flowchart of maximum delay for thread changes to be detected by the cache API</summary>
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<img width="1541" height="1169" alt="Screenshot_20260328_215855" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a7d9c244-2a6f-45c3-a628-bc46c0d2248e" />
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</details>
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The tool will ask this API when the last time was that a thread changed any of its data, 10 threads at a time; the API will check if any of these are due to be
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checked again, do it if so, then return the timestamps; the tool will only fetch the full data for threads that changed since the last refresh (unless you force a
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full refresh, in which case the full data for all threads is fetched).

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