Cloudflare Basin Catalog

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Managed Apache Iceberg catalog built into R2 buckets, exposing a standard Iceberg REST catalog for engines such as Spark, Snowflake and PyIceberg, with automatic compaction and snapshot expiration. Formerly R2 Data Catalog; GA since October 2026.

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USSan Francisco, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACCNEEAEUUKUSOther29 regions across 7 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
No sovereign-flagged regions in the catalogue for this service.

Sub-services (3)

Iceberg REST catalog

Standard catalog endpoint for Spark, Snowflake, PyIceberg and other engines

Compaction

Automatically merges small data files into larger ones for faster queries

Snapshot expiration

Deletes old snapshots and their data files after a retention period

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

Where this runs

29 regions
26 countries
Commercial regions (29)

Europe (10)

  • Paris
  • Frankfurt
  • Dublin
  • Milan
  • Amsterdam
  • Warsaw
  • Madrid
  • Stockholm
  • Zurich
  • London

North America (4)

  • Toronto
  • Ashburn
  • Chicago
  • San Jose

South America (2)

  • Buenos Aires
  • São Paulo

Asia (6)

  • Hong Kong
  • Mumbai
  • Tokyo
  • Singapore
  • Seoul
  • Taipei

Oceania (2)

  • Sydney
  • Auckland

Middle East (2)

  • Tel Aviv
  • Dubai

Africa (3)

  • Lagos
  • Cape Town
  • Johannesburg

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Pricing

Pricing model:usage-based