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Cloud Run functions is a lightweight compute solution for developers to create single-purpose, stand-alone functions that respond to Cloud events without the need to manage a server or runtime environment. Learn more

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Create a simple Hello, World! function in the console

Quickly deploy your first function without any local setup.

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Training and tutorials

Detect text in images by connecting Cloud Run functions, Storage, Vision API, Pub/Sub, and the Translation API

React to Cloud Storage changes with a function that processes an image using the Vision API to extract text and then pass it to other services.

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Training and tutorials

Automated Classification of Data Uploaded to Cloud Storage with the DLP API and Cloud Run functions

Automatically classify data uploaded to Cloud Storage using Pub/Sub, Cloud Run functions, and the Data Loss Prevention API.

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Use cases

System testing Cloud Run functions using Cloud Build and Terraform

Automate end-to-end testing of an app built with Cloud Run functions.

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Code Samples
Code Samples

Node.js samples

A variety of samples ranging from Hello World to DevOps scripts.

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Code Samples

Python samples

Python samples for Cloud Run functions. Learn from reading sample code.

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Code Samples

Go samples

Hello World, Bigtable, Firebase, image processing and many other samples.

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Code Samples

Java samples

Java samples to get started with Cloud Run functions, including Gradle, Kotlin, Scale, and Groovy scripts.

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Code Samples

PHP samples

PHP samples to get started with Cloud Run functions, including Firebase, Pub/Sub, and Storage.

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