2026-01-27
R2 Data CatalogOpen Beta
Managed Apache Iceberg
Turn your R2 bucket into a data lake with a fully managed Apache Iceberg catalog. Just enable it on your R2 bucket and start querying.
What is Apache Iceberg?
An open table format for huge analytics datasets. Provides ACID transactions, schema evolution, and time travel — all stored as files in object storage.
Standard REST API
Connect Spark, DuckDB, PyIceberg, Snowflake, and more
Auto Compaction
Automatically merge small files for faster queries
Snapshot Expiration
Manage data retention and clean up old versions
No Lock-in
Your data stays in open formats, always accessible
Iceberg Table Structure
R2 SQLTrinoSparkDuckDBPyIcebergSnowflake
R2 Data Catalog
Iceberg REST Catalog
Metadatasnapshots, manifests
Data FilesParquet on R2
Enable in one command:
$ npx wrangler r2 bucket catalog enable my-bucket