Xata

Xata is a PostgreSQL database platform designed to help developers operate and scale databases with enhanced productivity and performance. Xata provides features like instant copy-on-write database branches, zero-downtime schema changes, data anonymization, AI-powered performance monitoring, and BYOC.

Refer to the full Xata documentation.

To connect to Xata using Hyperdrive, follow these steps:

1. Allow Hyperdrive access

You can connect Hyperdrive to any existing Xata PostgreSQL database with the connection string provided by Xata.

Xata dashboard

To retrieve your connection string from the Xata dashboard:

1. Go to the Xata dashboard.
2. Select the database you want to connect to.
3. Copy the PostgreSQL connection string.

Refer to the full Xata documentation.

2. Create a database configuration

To configure Hyperdrive, you will need:

• The IP address (or hostname) and port of your database.
• The database username (for example, hyperdrive-demo) you configured in a previous step.
• The password associated with that username.
• The name of the database you want Hyperdrive to connect to. For example, postgres.

Hyperdrive accepts the combination of these parameters in the common connection string format used by database drivers:

postgres://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOSTNAME_OR_IP_ADDRESS:PORT/database_name

Most database providers will provide a connection string you can directly copy-and-paste directly into Hyperdrive.

3. Use Hyperdrive from your Worker

Install the node-postgres driver:

npm i pg@>8.16.3

yarn add pg@>8.16.3

pnpm add pg@>8.16.3

bun add pg@>8.16.3

If using TypeScript, install the types package:

npm i -D @types/pg

yarn add -D @types/pg

pnpm add -D @types/pg

bun add -d @types/pg

Add the required Node.js compatibility flags and Hyperdrive binding to your wrangler.jsonc file:

{
	// required for database drivers to function
	"compatibility_flags": [
		"nodejs_compat"
	],
	// Set this to today's date
	"compatibility_date": "2026-11-02",
	"hyperdrive": [
		{
			"binding": "HYPERDRIVE",
			"id": "<your-hyperdrive-id-here>"
		}
	]
}

compatibility_flags = [ "nodejs_compat" ]
# Set this to today's date
compatibility_date = "2026-11-02"

[[hyperdrive]]
binding = "HYPERDRIVE"
id = "<your-hyperdrive-id-here>"

Create a new Client instance and pass the Hyperdrive connectionString:

// filepath: src/index.ts
import { Client } from "pg";

export default {
	async fetch(
		request: Request,
		env: Env,
		ctx: ExecutionContext,
	): Promise<Response> {
		// Create a new client instance for each request. Hyperdrive maintains the
		// underlying database connection pool, so creating a new client is fast.
		const client = new Client({
			connectionString: env.HYPERDRIVE.connectionString,
		});

		try {
			// Connect to the database
			await client.connect();

			// Perform a simple query
			const result = await client.query("SELECT * FROM pg_tables");

			return Response.json({
				success: true,
				result: result.rows,
			});
		} catch (error: any) {
			console.error("Database error:", error.message);

			return new Response("Internal error occurred", { status: 500 });
		}
	},
};

Next steps

• Learn more about How Hyperdrive Works.
• Refer to the troubleshooting guide to debug common issues.
• Understand more about other storage options available to Cloudflare Workers.