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Akamai EdgeWorkers

FaaS at the Edge

Functions Edge Compute

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Akamai EdgeWorkers Overview

Functions Edge Compute
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What is Akamai EdgeWorkers?

Akamai EdgeWorkers leverages Akamai’s extensive Content Delivery Network (CDN) to offer robust edge computing solutions. It allows developers to deploy JavaScript functions at the edge, enhancing performance and reducing latency for web applications.

Focus

  • Dynamic content assembly: Deliver the right content to the right user by dynamically assembling content from various sources.
  • Localization and personalization: Provide personalized customer experiences based on device type, location, and user data.
  • Advanced caching and traffic routing: Streamline content delivery and reduce origin load with edge cache key manipulation and efficient route management.

Key features

  • Support for functions with a JavaScript runtime environment.
  • Integration with Akamai’s distributed key-value store EdgeKV.
  • Close Proximity: 4200+ Points of Presence (PoPs) in 25 regions worldwide for high availability and global reach, ideal for large-scale, latency-sensitive applications.

Akamai EdgeWorkers Features

Service Types

Functions
Available
Edge Compute
Available

Supported Runtimes

JavaScript
Available

Execution Limits and Resource Quotas

Min. Memory
64 MB
Max. Memory
128 MB
Default Timeout
10 sec
Max. Timeout
1 min
Request Payload
5 MB
Response Payload
5 MB

Akamai EdgeWorkers Pricing

Free Trial

  • 30 day Free Trial available

Pricing Model

  • EdgeWorkers are charged by the number of events invoked per month.
  • Basic Compute is a cheaper tier with lower limits.
  • Dynamic Compute (standard).
  • For more information about billing you will have to contact an Akamai account representative.

Akamai EdgeWorkers Regions

An interactive map displaying all 25 Akamai EdgeWorkers datacenters by region. - Map by d3js.org

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