Configuration - Cloudflare Workers SDK

Configure your Worker using wrangler.json or wrangler.toml. Wrangler supports both formats.

This documentation uses wrangler.json (JSONC format with comments). All examples can be converted to TOML format.

Configuration File

Location

Wrangler looks for configuration in:

wrangler.json or wrangler.jsonc (JSON with comments)
wrangler.toml
Custom path: wrangler dev --config path/to/config.json

Basic Configuration

wrangler.json

{
  "name": "my-worker",
  "main": "src/index.ts",
  "compatibility_date": "2024-01-01"
}

Core Options

name

The name of your Worker (required for deployment):

{
  "name": "my-worker"
}

main

Entry point for your Worker:

{
  "main": "src/index.ts"
}

Supported formats:

*.ts - TypeScript
*.js - JavaScript
*.mjs - ES modules
*.tsx / *.jsx - JSX

compatibility_date

The compatibility date for the Workers runtime:

{
  "compatibility_date": "2024-01-01"
}

This locks your Worker to specific runtime behaviors. Always use the latest date when creating new Workers.

compatibility_flags

Enable experimental or backward-compatible features:

{
  "compatibility_flags": [
    "nodejs_compat",
    "service_binding_extra_handlers"
  ]
}

Common flags:

nodejs_compat - Node.js built-in modules and APIs
nodejs_als - Node.js AsyncLocalStorage
streams_enable_constructors - Writable/Transform stream constructors
transformstream_enable_standard_constructor - Standard TransformStream

See Compatibility Dates for all flags.

account_id

Your Cloudflare account ID:

{
  "account_id": "abc123def456"
}

Find your account ID in the Cloudflare dashboard URL or run wrangler whoami.

workers_dev

Deploy to *.workers.dev subdomain:

{
  "workers_dev": true
}

Set to false to only deploy to routes/custom domains.

Routes and Triggers

routes

Route patterns that trigger your Worker:

{
  "routes": [
    "example.com/*",
    "*.example.com/api/*"
  ]
}

Or with zone configuration:

{
  "routes": [
    {
      "pattern": "example.com/*",
      "zone_name": "example.com"
    },
    {
      "pattern": "api.example.com/*",
      "zone_id": "abc123"
    }
  ]
}

route (single)

Define a single route:

{
  "route": "example.com/*"
}

triggers.crons

Scheduled events (Cron Triggers):

{
  "triggers": {
    "crons": [
      "0 0 * * *",
      "*/30 * * * *"
    ]
  }
}

Cron syntax:

0 0 * * * - Daily at midnight UTC
*/15 * * * * - Every 15 minutes
0 */4 * * * - Every 4 hours
0 9 * * MON-FRI - Weekdays at 9am UTC

Minimum interval: 1 minute on paid plans, 30 seconds on Enterprise.

Bindings

Bindings expose resources to your Worker via the env parameter.

KV Namespaces

{
  "kv_namespaces": [
    {
      "binding": "MY_KV",
      "id": "abc123def456",
      "preview_id": "xyz789"
    }
  ]
}

Access in your Worker:

export default {
  async fetch(request, env) {
    await env.MY_KV.put("key", "value");
    const value = await env.MY_KV.get("key");
    return new Response(value);
  }
}

R2 Buckets

{
  "r2_buckets": [
    {
      "binding": "MY_BUCKET",
      "bucket_name": "my-bucket",
      "preview_bucket_name": "my-preview-bucket"
    }
  ]
}

D1 Databases

{
  "d1_databases": [
    {
      "binding": "DB",
      "database_name": "my-database",
      "database_id": "abc123"
    }
  ]
}

Local development uses SQLite:

export default {
  async fetch(request, env) {
    const result = await env.DB.prepare(
      "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?"
    ).bind(1).first();
    return Response.json(result);
  }
}

Durable Objects

{
  "durable_objects": {
    "bindings": [
      {
        "name": "MY_DO",
        "class_name": "MyDurableObject",
        "script_name": "my-worker"
      }
    ]
  },
  "migrations": [
    {
      "tag": "v1",
      "new_classes": ["MyDurableObject"]
    }
  ]
}

Queues

{
  "queues": {
    "producers": [
      {
        "binding": "MY_QUEUE",
        "queue": "my-queue"
      }
    ],
    "consumers": [
      {
        "queue": "my-queue",
        "max_batch_size": 10,
        "max_batch_timeout": 30
      }
    ]
  }
}

Service Bindings

Bind to other Workers:

{
  "services": [
    {
      "binding": "AUTH_SERVICE",
      "service": "auth-worker",
      "environment": "production"
    }
  ]
}

Use RPC for type-safe service bindings:

// auth-worker.ts
export class AuthService extends WorkerEntrypoint {
  async authenticate(token: string) {
    // ...
  }
}

// main worker
export default {
  async fetch(request, env) {
    const result = await env.AUTH_SERVICE.authenticate("token");
    return Response.json(result);
  }
}

AI Bindings

{
  "ai": {
    "binding": "AI"
  }
}

Vectorize

{
  "vectorize": [
    {
      "binding": "VECTOR_INDEX",
      "index_name": "my-index"
    }
  ]
}

Hyperdrive

{
  "hyperdrive": [
    {
      "binding": "DB",
      "id": "abc123",
      "localConnectionString": "postgres://localhost:5432/mydb"
    }
  ]
}

Local connection string is only used in development.

Environment Variables

Define plain text variables:

{
  "vars": {
    "ENVIRONMENT": "production",
    "API_URL": "https://api.example.com",
    "MAX_RETRIES": 3
  }
}

For secrets, use .dev.vars in development and wrangler secret put for production.

Build Configuration

no_bundle

Skip the build step:

{
  "no_bundle": true
}

Use for pre-built Workers or when using an external bundler.

minify

Minify the bundled Worker:

{
  "minify": true
}

keep_names

Preserve function and class names:

{
  "keep_names": true
}

build.command

Custom build command:

{
  "build": {
    "command": "npm run build",
    "cwd": "./",
    "watch_dirs": ["src"]
  }
}

rules

Module rules for non-JS files:

{
  "rules": [
    {
      "type": "CompiledWasm",
      "globs": ["**/*.wasm"],
      "fallthrough": true
    },
    {
      "type": "Text",
      "globs": ["**/*.txt"]
    }
  ]
}

Rule types:

CompiledWasm - WebAssembly modules
Text - Text files
Data - Binary data as ArrayBuffer
ESModule - ES modules
CommonJS - CommonJS modules

tsconfig

Custom TypeScript configuration:

{
  "tsconfig": "./tsconfig.json"
}

Development Configuration

dev

Development-specific settings:

{
  "dev": {
    "ip": "0.0.0.0",
    "port": 8787,
    "local_protocol": "http",
    "upstream_protocol": "https",
    "host": "example.com",
    "persist_to": ".wrangler/state"
  }
}

dev.ip

Bind address for the dev server:

{
  "dev": {
    "ip": "127.0.0.1"
  }
}

dev.port

Port for the dev server:

{
  "dev": {
    "port": 8787
  }
}

dev.local_protocol

Protocol for the dev server:

{
  "dev": {
    "local_protocol": "https",
    "https_cert_path": "./cert.pem",
    "https_key_path": "./key.pem"
  }
}

dev.persist_to

Persistence directory:

{
  "dev": {
    "persist_to": ".wrangler/state"
  }
}

Environments

Define environment-specific configurations:

{
  "name": "my-worker",
  "main": "src/index.ts",
  "vars": {
    "ENVIRONMENT": "production"
  },
  "env": {
    "staging": {
      "vars": {
        "ENVIRONMENT": "staging"
      },
      "kv_namespaces": [
        {
          "binding": "MY_KV",
          "id": "staging-kv-id"
        }
      ]
    },
    "production": {
      "vars": {
        "ENVIRONMENT": "production"
      },
      "routes": ["example.com/*"]
    }
  }
}

Use environments:

wrangler dev --env staging
wrangler deploy --env production

Assets

Workers Assets (Recommended)

{
  "assets": {
    "directory": "./public",
    "binding": "ASSETS"
  }
}

Workers Sites (Legacy)

{
  "site": {
    "bucket": "./public"
  }
}

Workers Sites is deprecated. Use Workers Assets instead.

Advanced Options

unsafe

Unsafe bindings for advanced use cases:

{
  "unsafe": {
    "bindings": [
      {
        "name": "MY_BINDING",
        "type": "plain_text",
        "text": "value"
      }
    ]
  }
}

limits

Resource limits (Enterprise only):

{
  "limits": {
    "cpu_ms": 50
  }
}

logpush

Enable Logpush:

{
  "logpush": true
}

tail_consumers

Tail consumers for real-time logging:

{
  "tail_consumers": [
    {
      "service": "log-consumer-worker"
    }
  ]
}

placement

Smart Placement:

{
  "placement": {
    "mode": "smart"
  }
}

TypeScript Types

Generate TypeScript types from your configuration:

wrangler types

This creates worker-configuration.d.ts with type definitions for your bindings:

interface Env {
  MY_KV: KVNamespace;
  DB: D1Database;
  MY_BUCKET: R2Bucket;
  ENVIRONMENT: string;
}

Use in your Worker:

export default {
  async fetch(request: Request, env: Env, ctx: ExecutionContext) {
    // TypeScript knows about all your bindings
    await env.MY_KV.put("key", "value");
    return new Response("OK");
  }
}

Configuration Validation

Wrangler validates your configuration and shows helpful error messages:

wrangler deploy
# Error: Unexpected options passed to wrangler:
# - bindings.MY_KV.id: Expected string, received undefined

Full Example

wrangler.json

{
  "name": "my-worker",
  "main": "src/index.ts",
  "compatibility_date": "2024-01-01",
  "compatibility_flags": ["nodejs_compat"],
  "account_id": "abc123",
  "workers_dev": false,
  "routes": [
    {
      "pattern": "example.com/*",
      "zone_name": "example.com"
    }
  ],
  "vars": {
    "ENVIRONMENT": "production",
    "API_URL": "https://api.example.com"
  },
  "kv_namespaces": [
    {
      "binding": "MY_KV",
      "id": "abc123"
    }
  ],
  "r2_buckets": [
    {
      "binding": "MY_BUCKET",
      "bucket_name": "my-bucket"
    }
  ],
  "d1_databases": [
    {
      "binding": "DB",
      "database_name": "my-database",
      "database_id": "xyz789"
    }
  ],
  "services": [
    {
      "binding": "AUTH_SERVICE",
      "service": "auth-worker"
    }
  ],
  "triggers": {
    "crons": ["0 0 * * *"]
  },
  "build": {
    "command": "npm run build"
  },
  "dev": {
    "ip": "0.0.0.0",
    "port": 8787,
    "persist_to": ".wrangler/state"
  },
  "env": {
    "staging": {
      "vars": {
        "ENVIRONMENT": "staging"
      }
    }
  }
}

Local Development

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Bindings

Learn about all available bindings

Environments

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​Configuration File

​Location

​Basic Configuration

​Core Options

​name

​main

​compatibility_date

​compatibility_flags

​account_id

​workers_dev

​Routes and Triggers

​routes

​route (single)

​triggers.crons

​Bindings

​KV Namespaces

​R2 Buckets

​D1 Databases

​Durable Objects

​Queues

​Service Bindings

​AI Bindings

​Vectorize

​Hyperdrive

​Environment Variables

​Build Configuration

​no_bundle

​minify

​keep_names

​build.command

​rules

​tsconfig

​Development Configuration

​dev

​dev.ip

​dev.port

​dev.local_protocol

​dev.persist_to

​Environments

​Assets

​Workers Assets (Recommended)

​Workers Sites (Legacy)

​Advanced Options

​unsafe

​limits

​logpush

​tail_consumers

​placement

​TypeScript Types

​Configuration Validation

​Full Example

​See Also

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Configuration File

Location

Basic Configuration

Core Options

name

main

compatibility_date

compatibility_flags

account_id

workers_dev

Routes and Triggers

routes

route (single)

triggers.crons

Bindings

KV Namespaces

R2 Buckets

D1 Databases

Durable Objects

Queues

Service Bindings

AI Bindings

Vectorize

Hyperdrive

Environment Variables

Build Configuration

no_bundle

minify

keep_names

build.command

rules

tsconfig

Development Configuration

dev

dev.ip

dev.port

dev.local_protocol

dev.persist_to

Environments

Assets

Workers Assets (Recommended)

Workers Sites (Legacy)

Advanced Options

unsafe

limits

logpush

tail_consumers

placement

TypeScript Types

Configuration Validation

Full Example

See Also