imgix PHP purge example

imgix_purge.php

<?php

// find your api key on the bottom of page @ https://webapp.imgix.com
define('IMGIX_API_KEY', '');

// pass the url you want to purge
function imgix_purge($url) {
    $headers = array(
        'Content-Type:application/json',
        'Authorization: Basic '. base64_encode(IMGIX_API_KEY.':')
    );
    $payload = json_encode(array("url" => $url));
    $curl = curl_init('https://api.imgix.com/v2/image/purger');
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    $response = curl_exec($curl);
    curl_close($curl);
    return $response;
}

// usage

$imgix_url = 'http://yourcompany.imgix.net/examples/mountain.jpg';
echo imgix_purge($imgix_url);

thanks so much @sambshapiro that worked great for me - and saved me time!

The imgix legacy purging API should be getting deprecated soon:
https://blog.imgix.com/2020/10/16/api-deprecation

I'd recommend following the migration guide for anyone still using this code:
https://docs.imgix.com/setup/legacy-api-migration-guide

To summarize:

• The endpoint will be changing to https://api.imgix.com/v2/image/purger
• The authentication will be changing from "Basic" to "Bearer": Authorization: Bearer <api-key>
  • You will need to generate new API keys from the dashboard as well
• You must specify Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
• The body of the request must be sent in the following format:

{
    "data": {
        "attributes": {
            "url": "https://assets.imgix.net/examples/bridge.jpg"
        },
        "type": "purges"
    }
}

Note that for the API also now supports sub-image purging. You can read more about that here:
https://docs.imgix.com/apis/management#purge-sub-images

For any help, contact support@imgix.com

Since ImgIX was too lazy to provide updated code (and provided incorrect information), here is an updated version that is working for me as of February 2023:

<?php

// find your api key on the bottom of page @ https://dashboard.imgix.com/api-keys
define('IMGIX_API_KEY', 'YOUR_IMGIX_API_KEY_HERE');

// pass the url you want to purge
function imgix_purge($url) {
    $headers = array(
        'Authorization: Bearer ' . IMGIX_API_KEY,
        'Content-Type:application/vnd.api+json'
    );
    $payload = json_encode(array(
        "data" => array(
        "attributes" => array(
            "url" => $url
        ),
        "type" => "purges"
    )));
    $curl = curl_init('https://api.imgix.com/api/v1/purge');
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
    curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    $response = curl_exec($curl);
    curl_close($curl);
    return $response;
}

// usage
$imgix_url = 'http://yourcompany.imgix.net/examples/mountain.jpg';
echo imgix_purge($imgix_url);