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Deploy with one command

Build and deploy serverless functions and full-stack apps on Cloudflare's global network. No servers to manage. No cold starts or region complexity.

npm create cloudflare@latest my-app

Create your first Worker

Workers Containers Durable Objects Queues

The AI inference platform

Run AI inference globally with one API call, build agents, and search across your data — no GPUs to manage, no capacity planning.

npx wrangler ai models

Browse available models

Workers AI AI Gateway Agents Vectorize Browser Run

Make your database feel instant, everywhere

Serverless SQL, globally distributed key-value, and global database acceleration — query directly from Workers with no connection management.

npx wrangler d1 create my-database

Get started with D1

R2 D1 KV Hyperdrive

Build media pipelines without infrastructure headaches

Cloudflare Images helps teams build scalable, reliable media pipelines to store, optimize, and deliver images.

curl --request POST https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/accounts/$ACCOUNT_ID/images/v1

Get started with Images

Images Stream Realtime

Build with your favorite AI agent

Paste into any AI coding agent to install Cloudflare agent tooling:

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What's new

The latest features and improvements shipping across Cloudflare.

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May 27, 2026

Cloudflare Images

Transformation flows in Images

Set up automated rules to optimize remote images across your zone without writing code or changing URLs.

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May 27Cloudflare Tunnel

Cloudflare Tunnel now runs connectivity pre-checks at startup

Starting with cloudflared 2026.5.2, Cloudflare Tunnel automates the connectivity pre-check workflow at startup — no more manual dig and netcat commands.

May 26Cloudflare One Client

Cloudflare One Client for macOS (version 2026.4.1390.0)

May 26Cloudflare One Client

Cloudflare One Client for Windows (version 2026.4.1390.0)

May 26Cloudflare One Client

Cloudflare One Client for Linux (version 2026.4.1390.0)

May 26Cache

BYPASS status now returned for uncacheable responses

Responses that Cloudflare chooses not to cache now consistently return a BYPASS cache status instead of a mix of BYPASS and MISS, giving you a clearer signal in logs and more accurate cache hit ratios in analytics.

May 26Flagship

Flagship now in public beta

Evaluate feature flags at the edge directly from Cloudflare Workers with Flagship, Cloudflare's native feature flag service.

May 21AI Gateway

Call any AI model through AI Gateway's new REST API

Call third-party and Workers AI models through one Cloudflare REST API, with AI Gateway features applied automatically.

Security that scales

Everything you need to secure applications, APIs, and infrastructure.

Public websites & apps

WAF

Protect your applications without sacrificing performance

Identify and block malicious payloads before they can compromise your application.

Harden your app with WAF

SSL/TLS

Encrypt your site in minutes

Streamline TLS Certificate Management.

Set up SSL/TLS

Turnstile

Verify visitors without CAPTCHA

Confirm web visitors are real and block unwanted bots without slowing down web experiences for real users.

Add Turnstile protection

Corporate and home networks

Tunnel

Securely connect origins with post-quantum encrypted tunnels

Outbound-only encrypted tunnels, no open ports.

Create a secure Tunnel

Access

Secure internal applications with Cloudflare Access

Identity-first, quantum-safe access to private applications and infrastructure.

Set up Cloudflare Access

Gateway

Secure Internet browsing without disruptions

Cloud-native Secure Web Gateway (SWG) that inspects browser traffic without disruption.

Create Gateway policies

Faster web performance

Accelerate websites and applications with Cloudflare CDN caching, image optimization, smart routing, load balancing, and web analytics.

Explore Directory

DNS

Fast, reliable and resilient DNS queries

World's fastest authoritative DNS, consistently ranked #1 by DNSPerf; free, fully API-managed, DNSSEC supported.

Set up Authoritative DNS

Smart Shield

Minimize origin load and accelerate dynamic content

Intelligently manage traffic, optimize content delivery, and safeguard origin infrastructure.

Enable Smart Shield

CDN

Default caching for static assets, with cache rules for full control

Caches content in 330+ cities worldwide, with instant purging and granular Cache Rules.

Set up Cache Rules

Speed

Assess your site speed and apply recommended optimizations

Application delivery optimizations including minification, Brotli compression, Early Hints, and HTTP/3.

Improve your site speed

Images

Transform, optimize, and deliver images worldwide

Cloudflare Images handles format conversion, responsive sizing, and intelligent caching.

Optimize image delivery

Web Analytics

Understand the performance of your web pages

Cloudflare Web Analytics collects Core Web Vitals and performance data from 100% of page views without cookies or sampling.

Track real user metrics

Connect with Cloudflare

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Community

Join the conversation

Share ideas, answers, and code with the Cloudflare community.

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Open Source

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Cloudflare contributes to the open-source ecosystem in a variety of ways, including:

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Blog

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Get the latest news on Cloudflare products, technologies, and culture.

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