### How much workload can a KV handle? How to make writes more efficient? I'm planning on making a

How much workload can a KV handle? How to make writes more efficient?

I'm planning on making a website where you can basically press just one button, but I want to keep track of how many times people pressed the button.

However, I know there are certain limits to the KV (reads & writes) so basically just getting the value and incrementing it would be too inefficient since it would be two requests to the KV every time the button is clicked.
So what would you guys suggest to make this more efficient?

LLukeZ ### How much workload can a KV handle? How to make writes more efficient? I'm p...

Isaac McFadyen•9/1/25, 5:18 AM

just getting the value and incrementing it would be too inefficient since it would be two requests to the KV every time the button is clicked.

Not only that, KV is eventually consistent. If you do a

get()

get()

in one datacenter and then increment and a

put()

put()

, another datacenter might not see it for up to 60 seconds so that datacenter might also do a

get()

get()

and a

put()

put()

(using the stale value) and then your counter is no longer consistent since a write would be lost.

Isaac McFadyen•9/1/25, 5:19 AM

I'd recommend another storage solution like Durable Objects or D1 for this use-case. KV is great for read-heavy workloads but not a good fit for workloads that need strong consistency like this.

IIsaac McFadyen > just getting the value and incrementing it would be too inefficient since it w...

LukeZOP•9/1/25, 5:20 AM

Oh! Interesting to know

IIsaac McFadyen I'd recommend another storage solution like Durable Objects or D1 for this use-c...

LukeZOP•9/1/25, 5:21 AM

Aight

I will take a look at this, thanks!

Eumatio•9/1/25, 2:54 PM

Hii! I wanted to know what is the reason for this limit, or if is just a bug?

const state = ulid(Date.now());

const stateData: StateData = {
    returnTo: safeReturn,
    codeVerifier: verifier,
    createdAt: Date.now(),
    expiresAt: Date.now() + this.STATE_TTL_MS
};

await this.stateDatabase.set(state, JSON.stringify(stateData), {
    expirationTtl: this.STATE_TTL_MS
});

const state = ulid(Date.now());

const stateData: StateData = {
    returnTo: safeReturn,
    codeVerifier: verifier,
    createdAt: Date.now(),
    expiresAt: Date.now() + this.STATE_TTL_MS
};

await this.stateDatabase.set(state, JSON.stringify(stateData), {
    expirationTtl: this.STATE_TTL_MS
});

Walshy•9/1/25, 5:13 PM

that looks like your STALE_TTL_MS is wrong

Walshy•9/1/25, 5:13 PM

it shouldn't be over/under 2 billion milliseconds

Aalison There's a relatively well-documented issue with writing to KV where `metadata` i...

thomasgauvin•9/3/25, 2:19 PM

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cloudflare

cloudflare

typescript SDK, which resolves the metadata bug reported above with workers kv updates and reads. You are now able to write, update & read the metadata from the typescript SDK! Go try it out

https://www.npmjs.com/package/cloudflare/v/5.0.0

npm

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Sb•9/9/25, 1:48 PM

Hello,

Does reading and writing from the meta of the kv key-value count in the billing ?

SSb Hello, Does reading and writing from the meta of the kv key-value count in the ...

Isaac McFadyen•9/9/25, 1:49 PM

In order to access KV metadata you need to either make a

list()

list()

call (which is billed) or a

get()

get()

/getWithMetadata()getWithMetadata() call (which is also billed). So yes.

Sb•9/9/25, 1:56 PM

Okay,

I want to make a counter which counts the no. of requests hitting my worker. Is there a better option for this value fetch ??

I was thinking of kv earlier but it is billable and expensive for a simple counter property as it requires write action in every request.

Is there a better way for this value to be accessible in the worker itself?

SSb Okay, I want to make a counter which counts the no. of requests hitting my work...

Isaac McFadyen•9/9/25, 1:57 PM

KV is not a good fit for that anyway because it's eventually consistent. See my message here: https://canary.discord.com/channels/595317990191398933/874727019479437372/1411943337698529381

I'd recommend Durable Objects or D1, both of which will likely be cheaper.

Sb•9/9/25, 2:03 PM

I saw firebase real-time as one of the good fit in this case, would you recommend using realtime in place of kv in this situation?

Isaac McFadyen•9/9/25, 2:11 PM

Firebase pricing is quite high, so depending on Worker traffic you'd quickly hit the limit of a free tier and be charged.

Isaac McFadyen•9/9/25, 2:12 PM

It's also not very fast, meaning you'd need to use waitUntil()waitUntil() to avoid delaying the request.

SSb Okay, I want to make a counter which counts the no. of requests hitting my work...

1534980751438970153470891543•9/9/25, 2:22 PM

#analytics-engine also good for this & non blocking

SSb Okay, I want to make a counter which counts the no. of requests hitting my work...

thomasgauvin•9/9/25, 3:16 PM

why do you need to count the amount of requests hittin gyour worker? why is worker analytics insufficient?

Tthomasgauvin why do you need to count the amount of requests hittin gyour worker? why is work...

Sb•9/9/25, 3:29 PM

I want to set force stop on the worker if it faces massive amount of requests to keep it within the client's budget.

SSb I want to set force stop on the worker if it faces massive amount of requests to...

Isaac McFadyen•9/9/25, 3:37 PM

If I'm understanding what you're asking, the worker will always be invoked. In order to 'stop' the Worker you'd need to unbind it from the actual domain/zone, because once a request reaches far enough for you to check if you're over the limit it would be billed.

IIsaac McFadyen If I'm understanding what you're asking, the worker will always be invoked. In o...

Sb•9/9/25, 5:13 PM

So, what i have configured is.

Instead of binding the worker to the zone via zone property, I added a route to the domain in the worker configuration.

And when I hit (may be a X number) of requests, I would like to stop serving on that route or remove those routes.

What I remember from the free tier is, it stops automatically after 100k and I want to set similar kinda concept in the paid tier also.

I am using pages to host static files mainly (as any incorrect automatically triggers 404) and using worker for (some static assets), dynamic pages, and api endpoints.

When the client set limit exceeds, I don't want the workers to be invoked on those routes to save clients cost. (Stop api.xyz.com)

Behunin•9/18/25, 5:34 PM

When it comes to writing metadata, does a later write to the metadata replace the old metadata or is there some sort of merging the new to old?

BBehunin When it comes to writing metadata, does a later write to the metadata replace th...

1534980751438970153470891543•9/18/25, 5:54 PM

replaces

Behunin•9/18/25, 6:00 PM

Thank you

meow•9/25/25, 10:08 AM

Hey guys, right now im experiencing KV cache miss taking longer to respond than cache hit. Is that expected behavior? The difference is around 200ms somehow.

Dubz•9/27/25, 5:06 AM

Can I use wrangler to download/upload a KV store in a backup/restore solution?

DDubz Can I use wrangler to download/upload a KV store in a backup/restore solution?

Hello, I’m Allie!•9/27/25, 5:20 AM

I don’t think so? There isn’t a one shot “download the entire namespace” command. You can download individual keys

HHello, I’m Allie!I don’t think so? There isn’t a one shot “download the entire namespace” command...

Dubz•9/27/25, 5:21 AM

Ohh, that's annoying. So if I had a namespace with 1M keys, that's pretty much not gonna be it lol

Dubz•9/27/25, 5:22 AM

(I don't see that happening anytime soon, but gotta think big sometimes lol)

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[Lost Alpha] C*O*L*T•10/5/25, 3:38 PM

Anyone could give a hint, how can I download entire KV? Am I limited to first 1000 tables?

[[Lost Alpha] C*O*L*T Anyone could give a hint, how can I download entire KV? Am I limited to first 10...

thomasgauvin•10/16/25, 8:02 PM

You can list the 1000 entries at a time, and use the list complete and cursor to go through all of the entries https://developers.cloudflare.com/kv/api/list-keys/#list-method

wongudik•10/26/25, 2:42 PM

halo i want to ask, is it paid workers plan really have unlimited read and put kv?

wongudik•10/26/25, 2:43 PM

"message": "KV put() limit exceeded for the day.", I just paid workers plan, but still have error

Wwongudik halo i want to ask, is it paid workers plan really have unlimited read and put k...

boop•10/26/25, 3:00 PM

Yes, there's no limit. But you still have to pay for the requests above the included ones
https://developers.cloudflare.com/kv/platform/pricing/

Cloudflare Docs

Pricing

Workers KV is included in both the Free and Paid Workers plans.

Bboop Yes, there's no limit. But you still have to pay for the requests above the incl...

wongudik•10/26/25, 3:12 PM

I’ve only used 2,000 write operations in KV, in a month. While the monthly limit is 1 million.

Wwongudik I’ve only used 2,000 write operations in KV, in a month. While the monthly limi...

boop•10/26/25, 3:13 PM

I was just making it clear that there is no limit to how much you can write, besides the per-second per-key limit, but that you don't get unlimited writes included for the base subscription price

wongudik•10/26/25, 3:15 PM

my question is why i got this message "message": "KV put() limit exceeded for the day.",, its make my web functionality goes down

boop•10/26/25, 3:15 PM

I'm unsure

wongudik•10/26/25, 3:17 PM

is there any customer support that i can contact?

boop•10/26/25, 3:17 PM

It requires a paid plan, otherwise you could wait for someone that can look into your account to see this Discord chat. No guarantee though

boop•10/26/25, 3:17 PM

You could try redeploying your application and see if that fixes things?

wongudik•10/26/25, 3:19 PM

my current plan is paid plan brother.

Wwongudik my current plan is paid plan brother.

boop•10/26/25, 3:22 PM

For a zone, not for workers
https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/

Our Plans | Pricing | Cloudflare

Discover which Cloudflare plan is correct for your requirements. Find out more about Cloudflare plan pricing and sign up for Cloudflare here!

boop•10/26/25, 3:24 PM

If your zone is on a paid plan, then go to the support tab in your dashboard and create a ticket

wongudik•10/26/25, 5:54 PM

looks like cloudflare caching my free plan. my problem fix when i downgrade plan. when i downgrade plan, all paid plan feature come up. may be its triggering force cache.

Tony Leung•10/27/25, 8:05 AM

hi guys, for some reason I can't delete my KV namespace

Tony Leung•10/27/25, 8:06 AM

it's showing this error:

remove namespace: 'namespace has associated scripts: pages-worker--1260571-production'

remove namespace: 'namespace has associated scripts: pages-worker--1260571-production'

Tony Leung•10/27/25, 8:06 AM

but that deployment has been deleted a long time ago

vmg•10/28/25, 5:45 PM

is it possible to update a key from playwright tests?

vmg•10/28/25, 5:46 PM

I have a worker running locally and want to create a test session for a user

thomasgauvin•10/30/25, 9:06 AM

If you want to access Workers KV from an external service, you can use the REST API https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/kv/

If you are running Workers locally, you can also use remote bindings in your wrangler configuration https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/2025-09-16-remote-bindings-ga/

Cloudflare API | KV

Interact with Cloudflare's products and services via the Cloudflare API

Cloudflare Docs

Remote bindings GA - Connect to remote resources (D1, KV, R2, etc.)...

You can now connect to R2 buckets, D1 databases, and other resources running on Cloudflare, while running your Worker's code locally, on your own machine.

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