--- title: Deploying Hono on Cloudflare Workers | daily.dev description: A practical guide to deploying a Hono API on Cloudflare Workers, covering project scaffolding with the official template, local development via wrangler dev,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/deploying-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-jkeddleft twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Deploying Hono on Cloudflare Workers | daily.dev og:description: A practical guide to deploying a Hono API on Cloudflare Workers, covering project scaffolding with the official template, local development via wrangler dev,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/deploying-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-jkeddleft og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JkEDdlEFT.png og:image:alt: Deploying Hono on Cloudflare Workers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Deploying Hono on Cloudflare Workers **[Flavio Copes](https://daily.dev/sources/flaviocopes)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A practical guide to deploying a Hono API on Cloudflare Workers, covering project scaffolding with the official template, local development via wrangler dev, typed D1 database bindings using Hono generics, and building a minimal REST API with GET and POST routes. Also touches on KV and R2 bindings and how middleware carries over unchanged from other environments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I type Cloudflare D1 bindings when using Hono? Define a Bindings type with the binding name mapped to D1Database, then pass it to Hono as a generic like `new Hono<{ Bindings: Bindings }>()`. This makes `c.env.DB` fully typed inside route handlers. Running `npm run cf-typegen` can also generate these types automatically from the wrangler config. _daily.dev surfaces practical Cloudflare Workers and Hono guides for developers wiring up typed bindings._ ### How do I scaffold a new Hono project for Cloudflare Workers? Run `npm create hono@latest my-api` and choose the cloudflare-workers template when prompted, or pass `--template cloudflare-workers` to skip the prompt. This generates a project with an entry point at src/index.ts exporting a Hono app and a wrangler.jsonc config file where bindings for D1, KV, or R2 are declared. _developers setting up edge APIs can track Hono and Cloudflare Workers tutorials on daily.dev._ ### How do I run and deploy a Hono app locally on Cloudflare Workers? Use `npm run dev`, which runs wrangler dev and serves the app at http://localhost:8787 with live reload on save. To ship it, run `npm run deploy`, which bundles the code, uploads it via Wrangler, and returns a *.workers.dev URL within seconds, prompting a browser login to Cloudflare on first use. _daily.dev helps developers stay current on Wrangler and Cloudflare Workers deployment workflows._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The Rise of Micro-Backends: Why Frontend Devs Love Hono](https://daily.dev/posts/the-rise-of-micro-backends-why-frontend-devs-love-hono-a9wal9hdp) · SitePoint · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Adding Auth0 to Hono on Cloudflare Workers: A Practical Guide](https://daily.dev/posts/adding-auth0-to-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-a-practical-guide-noshswtx5) · Auth0 · 20 upvotes · 2 comments - [Cloudflare Workers: your first serverless function](https://daily.dev/posts/cloudflare-workers-your-first-serverless-function-zkqoxjdgf) · Flavio Copes · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How To Build a Serverless API With Bun and Hono](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-serverless-api-with-bun-and-hono-gppc14in4) · The New Stack · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Pre‑Signed URL Upload Architecture \(Cloudflare R2 \+ Hono Workers\)](https://daily.dev/posts/pre-signed-url-upload-architecture-cloudflare-r2-hono-workers--58kd2mkem) · Liran Tal · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#typescript](https://daily.dev/tags/typescript), [#cloudflare](https://daily.dev/tags/cloudflare) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/deploying-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-jkeddleft) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Deploying Hono on Cloudflare Workers","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/deploying-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-jkeddleft","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/deploying-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-jkeddleft"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T06:50:16.650Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:56:07.825Z","description":"A practical guide to deploying a Hono API on Cloudflare Workers, covering project scaffolding with the official template, local development via wrangler dev,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7219243bb6b6113ecc90bd933965a4ef?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7219243bb6b6113ecc90bd933965a4ef?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Flavio Copes","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Flavio Copes","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/1f2dbd275797411bbd37bfdaaf0951a9","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/flaviocopes"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/deploying-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-jkeddleft","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"typescript,cloudflare","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Flavio Copes","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/flaviocopes"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Deploying Hono on Cloudflare Workers"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/deploying-hono-on-cloudflare-workers-jkeddleft#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I type Cloudflare D1 bindings when using Hono?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Define a Bindings type with the binding name mapped to D1Database, then pass it to Hono as a generic like `new Hono<{ Bindings: Bindings }>()`. 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