>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #3493119. --> Reported by: [mxh](https://www.drupal.org/user/1124384) >>> <h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3> <p>The action "Cache: write" has following description regarding the "expire" setting:</p> <blockquote><p>The lifetime in seconds until the cached value is considered invalid. Set to -1 for unlimited lifetime.</p></blockquote> <p>This may give the wrong assumption that this is the "max-age" value, such as 300 seconds until expiry. However, the "expire" setting requires a timestamp when the cached item starts to be invalid.</p> <h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4> <h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3> <p>Provide a description for better understanding. Maybe</p> <blockquote><p>The timestamp in seconds when the cached item expires.</p></blockquote> <h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3> <h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3> <h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3> <h3 id="summary-data-model-changes">Data model changes</h3>