Cloudflare Worker integration

Cloudflare Worker integrations enable Cloudflare's Edge Network to distribute your JavaScript-based functions when an event occurs in Ably.

Create a Cloudflare Worker integration

To create a Cloudflare Worker integration in your dashboard:

  1. Login and select the application you wish to integrate with a Cloudflare Worker.
  2. Click the Integrations tab.
  3. Click the New Integration Rule button.
  4. Choose Webhook.
  5. Choose Cloudflare Workers.
  6. Configure the Cloudflare Worker settings.
  7. Click Create.

You can also create a Cloudflare Worker integration using the Control API.

Settings

The following settings are available when creating a Cloudflare Worker integration:

SettingDescription
URLThe URL of the Cloudflare Worker to POST a summary of events to.
HeadersAllows the inclusion of additional information in key-value format.
Request ModeChoose between Single Request or Batch Request.
SourceSpecifies the event types being sent to Cloudflare Workers.
Channel filterFilters the source channels based on a regular expression.
EncodingSpecifies the encoding format of messages. Either JSON or MsgPack.
Sign with keyPayloads will be signed with an API key so they can be validated by your servers. Only available when Request Mode is set to Batched.