diff --git a/api/src/controllers/activity.ts b/api/src/controllers/activity.ts
index 0da6f8335b..d56e424019 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/activity.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/activity.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ router.get(
 	'/:pk',
 	useCollection('directus_activity'),
 	sanitizeQuery,
+	cacheMiddleware,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const service = new ActivityService({ accountability: req.accountability });
 		const record = await service.readByKey(req.params.pk, req.sanitizedQuery);
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/collections.ts b/api/src/controllers/collections.ts
index 000e8cf479..25b4a6e209 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/collections.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/collections.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
 import sanitizeQuery from '../middleware/sanitize-query';
+import cacheMiddleware from '../middleware/cache';
 import CollectionsService from '../services/collections';
 import useCollection from '../middleware/use-collection';
 import MetaService from '../services/meta';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ router.post(
 router.get(
 	'/',
 	useCollection('directus_collections'),
+	cacheMiddleware,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const collectionsService = new CollectionsService({ accountability: req.accountability });
 		const metaService = new MetaService({ accountability: req.accountability });
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ router.get(
 	'/:collection',
 	useCollection('directus_collections'),
 	sanitizeQuery,
+	cacheMiddleware,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const collectionsService = new CollectionsService({ accountability: req.accountability });
 		const collectionKey = req.params.collection.includes(',')
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/extensions.ts b/api/src/controllers/extensions.ts
index 7a1946aace..ebbf1e606f 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/extensions.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/extensions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
+import cacheMiddleware from '../middleware/cache';
 import * as ExtensionsService from '../services/extensions';
 import { RouteNotFoundException } from '../exceptions';
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ const router = Router();
 
 router.get(
 	'/:type',
+	cacheMiddleware,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const typeAllowList = ['interfaces', 'layouts', 'displays', 'modules'];
 
diff --git a/api/src/controllers/fields.ts b/api/src/controllers/fields.ts
index 45d9880f88..bb856e0f64 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/fields.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/fields.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 import asyncHandler from 'express-async-handler';
 import FieldsService from '../services/fields';
 import validateCollection from '../middleware/collection-exists';
+import cacheMiddleware from '../middleware/cache';
 import { schemaInspector } from '../database';
 import { FieldNotFoundException, InvalidPayloadException } from '../exceptions';
 import Joi from 'joi';
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const router = Router();
 router.get(
 	'/',
 	useCollection('directus_fields'),
+	cacheMiddleware,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const service = new FieldsService({ accountability: req.accountability });
 
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ router.get(
 	'/:collection',
 	validateCollection,
 	useCollection('directus_fields'),
+	cacheMiddleware,
 	asyncHandler(async (req, res) => {
 		const service = new FieldsService({ accountability: req.accountability });
 
diff --git a/api/src/middleware/cache.ts b/api/src/middleware/cache.ts
index 3964027928..7372c539c3 100644
--- a/api/src/middleware/cache.ts
+++ b/api/src/middleware/cache.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const cacheMiddleware: RequestHandler = asyncHandler(async (req, res, next) => {
 	// make the key of the cache the URL
 	// need to check that this will work for all endpoints
 	// node cache service
+	// have used query as then can decide whather to use cache or not from api call
 
 	if (!req.query.TTL) return next();
 	if (!req.query.dTTL) return next();