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Connect Hyperdrive to a Neon Postgres database.

Last updated Apr 21, 2026 This example shows you how to connect Hyperdrive to a Neon ↗︎ Postgres database.

1. Allow Hyperdrive access

You can connect Hyperdrive to any existing Neon database by creating a new user and fetching your database connection string.

Neon Dashboard

Go to the Neon dashboard ↗︎ and select the project (database) you wish to connect to.
Select Roles from the sidebar and select New Role. Enter hyperdrive-user as the name (or your preferred name) and copy the password. Note that the password will not be displayed again: you will have to reset it if you do not save it somewhere.
Select Dashboard from the sidebar > go to the Connection Details pane > ensure you have selected the branch, database and role (for example, hyperdrive-user) that Hyperdrive will connect through.
Select the psql and uncheck the connection pooling checkbox. Note down the connection string (starting with postgres://hyperdrive-user@...) from the text box.

With both the connection string and the password, you can now create a Hyperdrive database configuration.

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 replace user, password, HOSTNAME_OR_IP_ADDRESS, port, and database_name placeholders 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 });
        }
    },
};

Note

When connecting to a Neon database with Hyperdrive, you should use a driver like node-postgres (pg) or Postgres.js to connect directly to the underlying database instead of the Neon serverless driver ↗︎. Hyperdrive is optimized for database access for Workers and will perform global connection pooling and fast query routing by connecting directly to your database.

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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1. Allow Hyperdrive access

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2. Create a database configuration

3. Use Hyperdrive from your Worker

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