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name: r2 description: Manage Cloudflare R2 object storage buckets and objects using Wrangler CLI. Use when working with R2 buckets, uploading/downloading files, configuring custom domains, CORS, lifecycle policies, or managing R2 storage. Trigger keywords: R2, bucket, object storage, Cloudflare storage, wrangler r2. allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Grep, Glob

Cloudflare R2 Storage Management

This skill provides commands and patterns for managing Cloudflare R2 object storage using the Wrangler CLI.

Prerequisites

• Wrangler CLI installed (npm install -g wrangler or use npx wrangler)
• Authenticated with Cloudflare (wrangler login)

Quick Reference

Bucket Operations

# Create a bucket
wrangler r2 bucket create <BUCKET_NAME>

# List all buckets
wrangler r2 bucket list

# Delete a bucket (must be empty)
wrangler r2 bucket delete <BUCKET_NAME>

Object Operations

# Upload an object
wrangler r2 object put <BUCKET>/<KEY> --file <LOCAL_FILE> --remote

# Download an object
wrangler r2 object get <BUCKET>/<KEY> --file <LOCAL_FILE> --remote

# Delete an object
wrangler r2 object delete <BUCKET>/<KEY> --remote

Custom Domains

# Add custom domain to bucket
wrangler r2 bucket domain add <BUCKET_NAME> --domain <DOMAIN> --zone-id <ZONE_ID>

# List custom domains
wrangler r2 bucket domain list <BUCKET_NAME>

# Remove custom domain
wrangler r2 bucket domain remove <BUCKET_NAME> --domain <DOMAIN>

CORS Configuration

# Set CORS rules
wrangler r2 bucket cors put <BUCKET_NAME> --file cors.json

# Get CORS configuration
wrangler r2 bucket cors get <BUCKET_NAME>

# Clear CORS configuration
wrangler r2 bucket cors delete <BUCKET_NAME>

Example cors.json:

{
  "CORSRules": [
    {
      "AllowedOrigins": ["https://example.com", "https://*.example.com"],
      "AllowedMethods": ["GET", "PUT", "POST", "DELETE", "HEAD"],
      "AllowedHeaders": ["*"],
      "MaxAgeSeconds": 3000
    }
  ]
}

Event Notifications

# Enable notifications to a queue
wrangler r2 bucket notification create <BUCKET_NAME> \
  --event-type object-create \
  --queue <QUEUE_NAME>

Bucket Lock Rules

# List lock rules
wrangler r2 bucket lock list <BUCKET_NAME>

Detailed Operations

For detailed API reference and advanced usage, see REFERENCE.md.

Common Patterns

Bulk Upload Directory

# Upload all files from a directory
for file in ./assets/*; do
  wrangler r2 object put my-bucket/assets/$(basename "$file") --file "$file" --remote
done

Migrate from S3 (Sippy)

R2 supports incremental migration from S3 using Sippy. Configure via the Cloudflare dashboard or API.

Public Access via Custom Domain

1. Create bucket: wrangler r2 bucket create my-bucket
2. Get zone ID for your domain from Cloudflare dashboard
3. Add custom domain: wrangler r2 bucket domain add my-bucket --domain assets.example.com --zone-id <ZONE_ID>
4. Objects are now accessible at https://assets.example.com/<key>

wrangler.toml Binding

To use R2 in Workers, add to wrangler.toml:

[[r2_buckets]]
binding = "MY_BUCKET"
bucket_name = "my-bucket-name"

Important Notes

• Bucket names: lowercase, numbers, hyphens only (3-63 chars, no leading/trailing hyphens)
• Use --remote flag to interact with remote R2 (default is local dev)
• R2 is S3-compatible - AWS SDK works with R2 endpoint
• No egress fees for R2