Serverless distributed SQL engine for querying Apache Iceberg tables in Basin Catalog without provisioning or scaling query clusters. Formerly R2 SQL; GA since October 2026.
Jurisdictional exposure
Sub-services (3)
Distributed query engine
Serverless SQL execution across Cloudflare's network against R2 data
File pruning
Uses Iceberg metadata to skip files and reduce data scanned per query
Wrangler CLI
Run Basin SQL queries from the command line
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
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
Tags
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