Cloudflare Images is an end-to-end solution for building highly scalable, cost-effective, and reliable image pipelines. It streamlines image infrastructure through a single API, offering dynamic delivery of multiple image variants, automatic optimization, and global CDN integration.

Key Features

Dynamic Image Transformation Create multiple variants from a single original image

• Eliminate the need to store multiple copies
• Specify width and height dimensions for different use cases

Automatic Optimization Deliver the best size and format based on device and browser

• No hard coding of image transformations is required
• Improve loading times and user experience

Visual Effects Apply various visual effects to images

• Blur application
• Watermark addition
• Automatic face cropping

Global CDN Integration Serve images from the closest data center to each user

• Network of over 330 cities worldwide
• Option to upload and store or optimize publicly available images

Benefits

Cost Reduction Streamline image infrastructure and reduce storage needs

• 5000 free image transformations included with all Cloudflare accounts
• Significant reduction in infrastructure costs

Improved Performance Faster image delivery and optimized formats

• Reduced delivery times for images and static assets
• Better user experience across different devices and browsers

Enhanced Security Secure image access and upload capabilities

• Signed URLs for authenticated user access
• Direct creator upload API without exposing API tokens