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Cloudflare Tail Workers

Use Tail Workers when execution events need custom processing. Fetch the current documentation before implementing handlers, configuration, or integrations.

Task Documentation
Decide whether custom processing is needed Tail Workers
Export logs and traces to an observability destination Exporting OpenTelemetry Data
Inspect a deployment interactively Real-time logs
Implement the consumer Tail handler

Before adding a Tail Worker, check whether built-in OpenTelemetry export meets the destinations needs. Use the Tail Workers guide for the tradeoff, then identify the custom filtering or transformation that remains necessary.

In This Reference

  • configuration.md — producer, consumer, destination, and environment setup
  • api.md — event fields, execution outcomes, and redaction
  • patterns.md — destination and filtering decisions
  • gotchas.md — connection, data, and delivery investigation

See observability for broader logging and tracing choices.