diff --git a/examples/config files - basic/user-sync-config.yml b/examples/config files - basic/user-sync-config.yml
index b5b11635..4709f7a0 100644
--- a/examples/config files - basic/user-sync-config.yml	
+++ b/examples/config files - basic/user-sync-config.yml	
@@ -362,3 +362,8 @@ invocation_defaults:
   # For argument --users, the default is 'all'.
   # for CSV input, use an array - ['file', 'users.csv']
   users: mapped
+
+# Storage location of UMAPI cache. This contains cached users, groups and user assignent info
+# The cache will refresh after 24 hours
+cache:
+  path: cache/umapi
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diff --git a/user_sync/config/user_sync.py b/user_sync/config/user_sync.py
index ae451508..10437128 100644
--- a/user_sync/config/user_sync.py
+++ b/user_sync/config/user_sync.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class UMAPIConfigLoader(ConfigLoader):
                              '/directory_users/connectors/*': (True, False, None),
                              '/directory_users/extension': (True, False, None),
                              '/logging/file_log_directory': (False, False, "logs"),
+                             '/cache/path': (False, False, None),
                              }
 
     # like ROOT_CONFIG_PATH_KEYS, but for non-root configuration files
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ class UMAPIConfigLoader(ConfigLoader):
         'users': ['all']
     }
 
+    default_cache_path = "cache/umapi"
     def __init__(self, args):
         """
         Load the config files and invocation options.
diff --git a/user_sync/engine/umapi.py b/user_sync/engine/umapi.py
index 2f3612a5..fbdab2a8 100644
--- a/user_sync/engine/umapi.py
+++ b/user_sync/engine/umapi.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class RuleProcessor(object):
         'test_mode': False,
         'update_user_info': False,
         'username_filter_regex': None,
+        'cache': None,
     }
 
     def __init__(self, caller_options):