Cloud Run functions

What it does

Access control

Cloud Run functions supports Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and basic IAM roles for controlling access.checked 1 Oct 2026

Authentication

Authenticated invocation requires the principal to have invoker permission and provide an ID token.checked 1 Oct 2026

Compliance

Cloud Run Functions is listed among Google Cloud services covered by ISO/IEC 27017 certification.checked 1 Oct 2026

Developer experience

Developers write code while Google Cloud handles the operational infrastructure and event-driven orchestration.checked 1 Oct 2026

Encryption

Customer-managed encryption keys can protect uploaded source code, built container images, and deployed function instances.checked 1 Oct 2026

Google services

Functions can respond to events from Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Firestore for real-time file and stream processing.checked 1 Oct 2026

Integrations

Cloud Run functions integrates with Google Cloud and third-party services through events and webhook integrations.checked 1 Oct 2026

Notable limit

Cloud Run functions (1st gen) does not support concurrency.checked 1 Oct 2026

Observability

The platform provides integrated monitoring and supports application observability and diagnosability with Cloud Trace.checked 1 Oct 2026

Open technology

The open source FaaS framework supports Cloud Run, local development, on-premises environments, and other Knative-based serverless environments.checked 1 Oct 2026

Purpose

Cloud Run functions is a lightweight compute solution for creating single-purpose, stand-alone functions that respond to Cloud events without managing a server or runtime environment.checked 1 Oct 2026

Scaling

Cloud Run functions automatically manages and scales underlying infrastructure with workload size, from zero to planet scale.checked 1 Oct 2026

Service level

The Cloud Run functions SLA specifies a monthly uptime percentage of at least 99.95%.checked 1 Oct 2026

Support

Official resources include documentation, quotas and limits, release notes, troubleshooting, an SLA, community forums, and Google Cloud support.checked 1 Oct 2026

Triggers

Functions can be triggered from Google Cloud, Firebase, and Google Assistant, or called directly from web, mobile, or backend applications through HTTP.checked 1 Oct 2026