R2 Data Catalog — dedicated dashboard experience
Key Points
- Dedicated R2 Data Catalog dashboard
- Three-step guided setup with auto-generated credential
- Per-catalog metrics and snapshot expiration controls
Summary
R2 Data Catalog now has a dedicated dashboard section in the Cloudflare dashboard (replacing the previous settings panel inside R2 bucket config). The catalog is a managed Apache Iceberg REST catalog for R2 that works with query engines like Spark, Snowflake, DuckDB, and R2 SQL. The new dashboard centralizes catalog management, guided setup, maintenance controls, and per-catalog metrics.
Key Points
- Catalog overview: list all catalogs with request counts, bucket sizes, and table maintenance status at a glance.
- Guided setup wizard: create a catalog in three steps (choose/create bucket, configure table maintenance, review); wizard can create the bucket and auto-generate a service credential.
- Settings management: per-catalog settings for general config, table maintenance (compaction, snapshot expiration), service credentials, and disabling the catalog.
- Snapshot expiration: enable and configure snapshot expiration directly from the dashboard.
- Built-in metrics: five charts per catalog — bytes compacted, files compacted, catalog requests, storage size, and snapshots expired.
- Compatibility: exposes a standard Iceberg REST catalog interface for Spark, Snowflake, DuckDB, and R2 SQL.
Action for engineers
- To use it, open R2 Data Catalog in the Cloudflare dashboard. See the getting started guide and manage catalogs docs for API and operational details.