---
title: "Cloudflare API changes, deprecations and deadlines | Harbyn"
description: "Cloudflare: 3 upcoming deadlines and 55 recorded changes as of 2026-10-25, each with its source."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/vendors/cloudflare"
last-updated: 2026-10-25
---

# Cloudflare: API changes and deadlines

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/vendors/cloudflare>.

Cloud. 3 upcoming deadlines, 55 recorded changes. Every entry cites the Cloudflare page we read it from.

## What we read

The Cloudflare pages and feeds our ingestion visits, politely and on a schedule.

- **Changelog**: <https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/rss/workers-ai.xml>
- **Changelog**: <https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/rss/workers.xml>
- **Deprecations**: <https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/>
- **Releases**: <https://api.github.com/repos/cloudflare/cloudflare-typescript/releases?per_page=20>
- **Changelog**: <https://api.github.com/advisories?affects=cloudflare,wrangler&per_page=20&sort=published&direction=desc>

## What the scanner looks for

How `harbyn scan` recognises Cloudflare in a repository, on your machine. Nothing leaves it.

- **Packages**: `npm cloudflare`, `npm wrangler`, `pypi cloudflare`
- **API hosts**: `api.cloudflare.com`

## Upcoming deadlines

| Deadline | Change | Use instead | Details | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 23, 2026 | DNS settings API drops the foundation\_dns field on November 23, 2026 | `nameservers.type` | <https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-07-27-foundation-dns-boolean-deprecated.md> | <https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/> |
| Mar 31, 2027 | Zone Settings Batch API end of life moved to March 31, 2027 | `GET /zones/{zone_id}/settings/{setting_id}`, `PATCH /zones/{zone_id}/settings/{setting_id}` | <https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-07-27-zone-settings-batch-api-end-of-life-extended.md> | <https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/> |
| Apr 2, 2027 | Radar top browsers and NetFlows summary endpoints deprecated | `GET /radar/http/summary/{dimension}`, `GET /radar/netflows/summary/{dimension}` | <https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-02-radar-top-browsers-and-netflows-summary-endpoints-deprecated.md> | <https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/reference/deprecations/> |

## Change history

Newest first, by the date Cloudflare announced it. This is the archive: past changes are not warnings, and changes we recorded after they took effect are marked as such.

### October 2026

- Oct 23, 2026, Feature: [Pin package manager versions in Workers Builds](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-23-workers-builds-pin-npm-version/)
- Oct 21, 2026, Deprecation: [Provider packages deprecated](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-21-agents-workers-ai-ai-gateway-createai-replaces-workers-ai-provider-and-ai-ga-2.md)
- Oct 21, 2026, Feature: [Agents SDK adds createAI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-21-createai/)
- Oct 20, 2026, Feature: [Think and Agent Skills use the @cloudflare/computer workspace](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-20-think-computer-workspace/)
- Oct 20, 2026, Deprecation: [@cloudflare/shell and Think's createExecuteTool deprecated](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-20-agents-workers-think-agents-now-use-a-cloudflare-computer-workspace-2.md) (effective Oct 20, 2026; recorded after the fact)
- Oct 20, 2026, Breaking change: [Workspace data requires manual migration](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-20-agents-workers-think-agents-now-use-a-cloudflare-computer-workspace-3.md) (effective Oct 20, 2026; recorded after the fact)
- Oct 20, 2026, Behavior change: [Workers, Cloudflare CLI - Wrangler and cf now upload source maps by default](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-20-workers-cloudflare-cli-wrangler-and-cf-now-upload-source-maps-by-default.md)
- Oct 19, 2026, Feature: [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 now available on Workers AI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-19-deepseek-v4.1-flash-workers-ai/)
- Oct 19, 2026, Feature: [Clairic extraction model available in preview on Workers AI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-19-clairic-workers-ai/)
- Oct 17, 2026, Feature: [Test Cron Triggers locally with Local Explorer](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-17-local-explorer-cron-triggers/)
- Oct 16, 2026, Breaking change: [CLI 1.0.0-beta.16 renames generated commands to kebab-case](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-16-workers-cloudflare-cli-search-cloudflare-documentation-with-the-cloudflare-c-2.md)
- Oct 16, 2026, Feature: [CLI adds cf docs search](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-16-docs-search/)
- Oct 15, 2026, Feature: [Gateway and Workers integration enters public beta](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-15-gateway-workers-public-beta/)
- Oct 15, 2026, Feature: [Pipecat PhoneLLM Mini now available on Workers AI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-15-phonellm-mini-workers-ai/)
- Oct 14, 2026, Behavior change: [Workers Builds updates default runtime and tool versions](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-14-workers-workers-builds-now-uses-newer-versions-of-node-js-python-go-bun-and-more.md)
- Oct 13, 2026, Feature: [Cloudflare API MCP server sends Workers Issues as MCP Events](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-13-cloudflare-mcp-events/)
- Oct 12, 2026, Feature: [Agents SDK adds experimental OpenCode 2.0 support](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-12-opencode-harness/)
- Oct 12, 2026, Behavior change: [Workers requests and connections get a longer grace period during runtime updates](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-12-workers-more-time-for-requests-to-finish-during-workers-runtime-updates.md)
- Oct 12, 2026, Behavior change: [Workers Builds posts preview URLs faster](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-12-workers-workers-builds-now-posts-preview-urls-in-seconds.md)
- Oct 9, 2026, Behavior change: [Clef returns decisions up to 2x faster on Workers AI](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-09-workers-ai-clef-omni-adds-audio-and-video-input-clef-flash-is-now-cheaper-an-2.md)
- Oct 9, 2026, Breaking change: [Clef-flash hosted context window cut to 24K tokens](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-09-workers-ai-clef-omni-adds-audio-and-video-input-clef-flash-is-now-cheaper-an-3.md)
- Oct 9, 2026, Feature: [Clef-omni is available on Workers AI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-09-clef-omni-workers-ai/)
- Oct 8, 2026, Feature: [Workflow createBatch() supports batch creation by count or instance list](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-08-create-batch-object-form/)
- Oct 8, 2026, Deprecation: [Array form of createBatch() is deprecated](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-10-08-workflows-workers-create-workflow-instance-batches-by-count-or-list-2.md)
- Oct 2, 2026, Feature: [Pi harness support in the Agents SDK](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-02-pi-harness/)
- Oct 1, 2026, Feature: [Workers OAuth Provider v1 adds a split API](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-01-workers-oauth-provider-1x/)
- Oct 1, 2026, Feature: [Artifacts is now in open beta](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-01-artifacts-open-beta/)
- Oct 1, 2026, Policy: [Billing for Artifacts begins](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-01-artifacts-open-beta/) (effective Oct 14, 2026)
- Oct 1, 2026, Feature: [Cloudflare launches Clef decision models on Workers AI](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-10-01-clef-workers-ai/)
- Oct 1, 2026, Feature: [Workers Web Crypto adds ML-KEM and ML-DSA support](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-28-webcrypto-modern-algorithms/)

### September 2026

- Sep 29, 2026, Feature: [Workers Cache adds invalidate()](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-29-workers-cache-invalidate/)
- Sep 28, 2026, Feature: [Cloudflare CLI enters beta](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-28-cloudflare-cli-beta/)
- Sep 27, 2026, Feature: [Call exported Workflows through ctx.exports](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-27-workflow-ctx-exports/)
- Sep 25, 2026, Feature: [Workers tracing adds custom span APIs](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-25-custom-span-apis/)
- Sep 24, 2026, Feature: [Declare Workflows in the exports configuration](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-24-workflow-exports/)
- Sep 22, 2026, Feature: [Worker Previews deploy isolated environments for each change](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-22-worker-previews/)
- Sep 22, 2026, Feature: [Workers Builds supports Cursor Origin](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-22-cursor-origin-workers-builds/)
- Sep 17, 2026, Feature: [Reject busy synchronous Workers AI inference requests](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-17-reject-if-busy/)
- Sep 17, 2026, Feature: [Workers traces include JavaScript RPC session spans](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-17-javascript-rpc-session-spans/)
- Sep 17, 2026, Feature: [Workflow instances can be deleted individually or in batches](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-17-instance-delete/)
- Sep 16, 2026, Feature: [Hyperdrive support for Python Workers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-16-hyperdrive-python-workers/)
- Sep 15, 2026, Feature: [Granular access controls for individual Workers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-15-granular-worker-permissions/)
- Sep 15, 2026, Feature: [Stream Workflow instance events with subscriptions](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-15-instance-event-subscriptions/)
- Sep 8, 2026, Breaking change: [Miniflare v5 changes local development behavior and APIs](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-09-08-workers-miniflare-v5-prepares-local-development-for-the-cf-cli.md)
- Sep 8, 2026, Feature: [Python Workers default to Python 3.14](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-08-python-workers-314/) (effective Sep 8, 2026; recorded after the fact)
- Sep 4, 2026, Feature: [Wrangler manages Email Routing rules for Workers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-04-email-routing-rules-wrangler/)
- Sep 4, 2026, Behavior change: [Workers size limit is now 64 MiB uncompressed on all plans](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-09-04-workers-deploy-larger-workers-up-to-64-mib-for-both-free-and-paid-plans.md)
- Sep 2, 2026, Feature: [Python Workers support WSGI and ASGI web frameworks](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/post/2026-09-02-python-workers-web-framework-support/)

### July 2026

- Jul 22, 2026, Behavior change: [Account creation API rejects names longer than 65 characters](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-07-22-account-name-limit-enforcement.md) (effective Sep 27, 2026; recorded after the fact)
- Jul 15, 2026, Retirement: [Legacy Workers KV namespace API routes stop working October 15, 2026](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-07-15-workers-kv-legacy-namespace-routes-reach-end-of-life.md) (effective Oct 15, 2026)
- Jul 9, 2026, Retirement: [CIDR-encoded Zero Trust route endpoints and Tunnel connections field removed](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-07-09-zero-trust-route-endpoints-and-tunnel-connections-field-changes.md) (effective Oct 5, 2026; recorded after the fact)

### March 2026

- Mar 19, 2026, Retirement: [Service Key authentication removed from the API](https://harbyn.com/changes/cloudflare/2026-03-19-service-key-authentication-removal.md) (effective Sep 30, 2026; recorded after the fact)
