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Connect Hyperdrive to an Azure Database for PostgreSQL instance.
Last updated Apr 21, 2026 This example shows you how to connect Hyperdrive to an Azure Database for PostgreSQL instance.
1. Allow Hyperdrive access
To allow Hyperdrive to connect to your database, you will need to ensure that Hyperdrive has valid credentials and network access.
Note
To allow Hyperdrive to connect to your database, you must allow Cloudflare IPs to be able to access your database. You can either allow-list all IP address ranges (0.0.0.0 - 255.255.255.255) or restrict your IP access control list to the IP ranges used by Hyperdrive.
Alternatively, you can connect to your databases over in your private network using Cloudflare Tunnels.
Azure Portal
Public access networking
To connect to your Azure Database for PostgreSQL instance using public Internet connectivity:
- In the Azure Portal ↗︎, select the instance you want Hyperdrive to connect to.
- Expand Settings > Networking > ensure Public access is enabled > in Firewall rules add
0.0.0.0as Start IP address and255.255.255.255as End IP address. - Select Save to persist your changes.
- Select Overview from the sidebar and note down the Server name of your instance.
With the username, password, server name, and database name (default: postgres), you can now create a Hyperdrive database configuration.
Private access networking
To connect to a private Azure Database for PostgreSQL instance, refer to Connect to a private database using Tunnel.
2. Create a database configuration
To configure Hyperdrive, you will need:
- The IP address (or hostname) and port of your database.
- The database username (for example,
hyperdrive-demo) you configured in a previous step. - The password associated with that username.
- The name of the database you want Hyperdrive to connect to. For example,
postgres.
Hyperdrive accepts the combination of these parameters in the common connection string format used by database drivers:
postgres://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOSTNAME_OR_IP_ADDRESS:PORT/database_name
Most database providers will provide a connection string you can directly copy-and-paste directly into Hyperdrive.
To create a Hyperdrive configuration with the Cloudflare dashboard:
- In the Cloudflare dashboard, go to the Hyperdrive page. Go to Hyperdrive ↗
- Select Create Configuration.
- Fill out the form, including the connection string.
- Select Create.
To create a Hyperdrive configuration with the Wrangler CLI:
- Open your terminal and run the following command. Replace
<NAME_OF_HYPERDRIVE_CONFIG>with a name for your Hyperdrive configuration and paste the connection string provided from your database host, or replaceuser,password,HOSTNAME_OR_IP_ADDRESS,port, anddatabase_nameplaceholders with those specific to your database:
sh
npx wrangler hyperdrive create <NAME_OF_HYPERDRIVE_CONFIG> --connection-string="postgres://user:password@HOSTNAME_OR_IP_ADDRESS:PORT/database_name"
- This command outputs a binding for the Wrangler configuration file:
jsonc
{
"$schema": "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json",
"name": "hyperdrive-example",
"main": "src/index.ts",
"upload_source_maps": true,
// Set this to today's date
"compatibility_date": "2026-10-27",
"compatibility_flags": [
"nodejs_compat"
],
// Pasted from the output of `wrangler hyperdrive create <NAME_OF_HYPERDRIVE_CONFIG> --connection-string=[...]` above.
"hyperdrive": [
{
"binding": "HYPERDRIVE",
"id": "<ID OF THE CREATED HYPERDRIVE CONFIGURATION>"
}
]
}
```toml "$schema" = "./node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json" name = "hyperdrive-example" main = "src/index.ts" upload_source_maps = true # Set this to today's date compatibility_date = "2026-10-27" compatibility_flags = [ "nodejs_compat" ]
[[hyperdrive]]
binding = "HYPERDRIVE"
id = "
Note
Hyperdrive will attempt to connect to your database with the provided credentials to verify they are correct before creating a configuration. If you encounter an error when attempting to connect, refer to Hyperdrive's troubleshooting documentation to debug possible causes.
3. Use Hyperdrive from your Worker
Install the node-postgres driver:
npmyarnpnpmbun
npm i pg@>8.16.3
yarn add pg@>8.16.3
pnpm add pg@>8.16.3
bun add pg@>8.16.3
Note
The minimum version of node-postgres required for Hyperdrive is 8.16.3.
If using TypeScript, install the types package:
npmyarnpnpmbun
npm i -D @types/pg
yarn add -D @types/pg
pnpm add -D @types/pg
bun add -d @types/pg
Add the required Node.js compatibility flags and Hyperdrive binding to your wrangler.jsonc file:
{
// required for database drivers to function
"compatibility_flags": [
"nodejs_compat"
],
// Set this to today's date
"compatibility_date": "2026-10-27",
"hyperdrive": [
{
"binding": "HYPERDRIVE",
"id": "<your-hyperdrive-id-here>"
}
]
}
compatibility_flags = [ "nodejs_compat" ]
# Set this to today's date
compatibility_date = "2026-10-27"
[[hyperdrive]]
binding = "HYPERDRIVE"
id = "<your-hyperdrive-id-here>"
Create a new Client instance and pass the Hyperdrive connectionString:
// filepath: src/index.ts
import { Client } from "pg";
export default {
async fetch(
request: Request,
env: Env,
ctx: ExecutionContext,
): Promise<Response> {
// Create a new client instance for each request. Hyperdrive maintains the
// underlying database connection pool, so creating a new client is fast.
const client = new Client({
connectionString: env.HYPERDRIVE.connectionString,
});
try {
// Connect to the database
await client.connect();
// Perform a simple query
const result = await client.query("SELECT * FROM pg_tables");
return Response.json({
success: true,
result: result.rows,
});
} catch (error: any) {
console.error("Database error:", error.message);
return new Response("Internal error occurred", { status: 500 });
}
},
};
Next steps
- Learn more about How Hyperdrive Works.
- Refer to the troubleshooting guide to debug common issues.
- Understand more about other storage options available to Cloudflare Workers.
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