--- description: Use R2 from Cloudflare Workers with the Workers API. title: Workers API image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/og-docs.png --- [Skip to content](#main-content) > Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.cloudflare.com/r2/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Workers API Last updated Sep 1, 2026|Copy as Markdown| [View as Markdown](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/get-started/workers-api/index.md)| [Agent setup](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/agent-setup/) [Workers](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/workers/) let you run code at the edge. When you bind an R2 bucket to a Worker, you can read and write objects directly using the [Workers API](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/api/workers/workers-api-usage/). ## 1. Create a bucket A bucket stores your objects in R2. To create a new R2 bucket: 1. Log in to your Cloudflare account: ```sh npx wrangler login ``` 2. Create a bucket named `my-bucket`: ```sh npx wrangler r2 bucket create my-bucket ``` If prompted, select the account you want to create the bucket in. 3. Verify the bucket was created: ```sh npx wrangler r2 bucket list ``` 1. In the Cloudflare Dashboard, go to **R2 object storage**. [Go to **Overview** ↗](https://dash.cloudflare.com/?to=/:account/r2/overview) 2. Select **Create bucket**. 3. Enter a name for your bucket. 4. Select a [location](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/reference/data-location) for your bucket and a [default storage class](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/storage-classes/). 5. Select **Create bucket**. ## 2. Create a Worker with an R2 binding 1. Create a new Worker project:npmyarnpnpm ``` npm create cloudflare@latest -- r2-worker ``` ``` yarn create cloudflare r2-worker ``` ``` pnpm create cloudflare@latest r2-worker ``` When prompted, select **Hello World example** and **JavaScript** (or TypeScript) as your template. 2. Move into the project directory: ```sh cd r2-worker ``` 3. Add an R2 binding to your Wrangler configuration file. Replace `my-bucket` with your bucket name: ```jsonc { "r2_buckets": [ { "binding": "MY_BUCKET", "bucket_name": "my-bucket" } ] } ``` ```toml [[r2_buckets]] binding = "MY_BUCKET" bucket_name = "my-bucket" ``` 4. (Optional) If you are using TypeScript, regenerate types: ```sh npx wrangler types ``` ## 3. Read and write objects Use the binding to interact with your bucket. This example stores and retrieves objects based on the URL path: *src/index.jsjs* ```js export default { async fetch(request, env) { // Get the object key from the URL path // For example: /images/cat.png → images/cat.png const url = new URL(request.url); const key = url.pathname.slice(1); // PUT: Store the request body in R2 if (request.method === "PUT") { await env.MY_BUCKET.put(key, request.body); return new Response(`Put ${key} successfully!`); } // GET: Retrieve the object from R2 const object = await env.MY_BUCKET.get(key); if (object === null) { return new Response("Object not found", { status: 404 }); } return new Response(object.body); }, }; ``` *src/index.tsts* ```ts export default { async fetch(request, env): Promise { // Get the object key from the URL path // For example: /images/cat.png → images/cat.png const url = new URL(request.url); const key = url.pathname.slice(1); // PUT: Store the request body in R2 if (request.method === "PUT") { await env.MY_BUCKET.put(key, request.body); return new Response(`Put ${key} successfully!`); } // GET: Retrieve the object from R2 const object = await env.MY_BUCKET.get(key); if (object === null) { return new Response("Object not found", { status: 404 }); } return new Response(object.body); }, } satisfies ExportedHandler; ``` ## 4. Test and deploy 1. Test your Worker locally: ```sh npx wrangler dev ``` Local development By default, `wrangler dev` uses a local R2 simulation. Objects you store during development exist only on your machine in the `.wrangler/state` folder and do not affect your production bucket. To connect to your real R2 bucket during development, add `"remote": true` to your R2 binding in your Wrangler configuration file. Refer to [remote bindings](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/workers/local-development/#remote-bindings) for more information. 2. Once the dev server is running, test storing and retrieving objects: ```sh # Store an object curl -X PUT http://localhost:8787/my-file.txt -d 'Hello, R2!' # Retrieve the object curl http://localhost:8787/my-file.txt ``` 3. Deploy to production: ```sh npx wrangler deploy ``` 4. After deploying, Wrangler outputs your Worker's URL (for example, `https://r2-worker..workers.dev`). Test storing and retrieving objects: ```sh # Store an object curl -X PUT https://r2-worker..workers.dev/my-file.txt -d 'Hello, R2!' # Retrieve the object curl https://r2-worker..workers.dev/my-file.txt ``` Refer to the [Workers R2 API documentation](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/api/workers/workers-api-usage/) for the complete API reference. ## Next steps ### [Presigned URLs](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/api/s3/presigned-urls/) Generate temporary URLs for private object access. ### [Public buckets](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/public-buckets/) Serve files directly over HTTP with a public bucket. ### [CORS](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/cors/) Configure CORS for browser-based uploads. ### [Object lifecycles](https://0285ca83.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/r2/buckets/object-lifecycles/) Set up lifecycle rules to automatically delete old objects. Was this helpful? 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