Configure Cloud Run functions

Use this page to understand what configuration options are available in Cloud Run functions, how to control the behavior of your functions, and what the best practices are for each type of configuration.

Guard against high request levels

You can control how many instances your function creates to serve requests. This can help to curb costs and guard against abnormally high request levels. See Using maximum instances to learn more.

Avoid cold starts and reduce latency

You can avoid cold starts for your application and reduce application latency by setting a minimum number of instances. Note that setting a minimum number of instances incurs cost. See Using minimum instances to learn more.

Secrets

You can use Secret Manager with your Cloud Run functions to securely store API keys, passwords, and other sensitive information. See Using secrets to learn more.

Environment variables

You can create key/value pairs for use with your function. See Using environment variables to learn more.