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Enable the EdgeWorkers service for your Akamai properties.
EdgeWorker roles
Use EdgeWorkers roles to create and manage access to EdgeWorkers.

Welcome to EdgeWorkers
Learn how to use the EdgeWorkers service to optimize your content delivery.
Get started
Get an EdgeWorkers function up and running on your site using a Hello World use case.
Administration
Enable the EdgeWorkers service for your Akamai properties.
- Add entitlement to your contract
  Confirm you have the entitlement for the EdgeWorkers service in your contract.
- Resource tiers
  Resource tiers let you select between different sets of resource consumption limits for your EdgeWorker functions.
- EdgeWorker roles
  Use EdgeWorkers roles to create and manage access to EdgeWorkers.
- Create an EdgeWorker ID
  An EdgeWorker ID is required to turn on the EdgeWorkers behavior in your Akamai property configuration.
- Add the EdgeWorkers behavior
  Use Property Manager to turn on the behavior in your Akamai property configuration.
- Manage EdgeWorkers with the EdgeWorkers Management application
  The EdgeWorkers Management application lets you perform the administrative tasks required to execute EdgeWorkers functions with a user interface (UI).
- Manage EdgeWorkers with the API
  Use this section as a high level overview of how to activate and update an EdgeWorker version using the API.
- Failover
  Failover lets you define what logic to execute in the event that an Edgeworker function fails.
Developer tools
Use any tooling compatible with ES2015 JavaScript to code, build, package, and test your EdgeWorkers.
Development
Find best practices for using the EdgeWorkers service to enhance your website functionality.
JavaScript reference
Review these details when designing EdgeWorkers functions.
Monitor
Use built-in reports to gain insight about the performance and execution status of your EdgeWorker functions.
Troubleshoot
Find information about debugging, error codes, and how to resolve common errors.
Limitations
Keep these limitations in mind when designing your EdgeWorker functions.
EdgeWorkers GitHub Repo
Find practical examples to use as a starting point for your Akamai EdgeWorkers.
FAQs
Find answers to commonly-asked questions about EdgeWorkers.
Notice

EdgeWorker roles

Use EdgeWorkers roles to create and manage access to EdgeWorkers.

Your basic access to any application depends upon what apps and services you purchased and are part of your account and contract.

Beyond that, an administrator can add users then create and assign roles to grant individual users access to applications. You can find detailed instructions for managing users, roles, and permissions in the Identity and Access Management online help. Review the table below for information about EdgeWorkers related roles.


Role	Grants the following abilities
Viewer	readEdgeWorker readVersionEdgeWorker readActivationEdgeWorker
Editor	readEdgeWorker writeEdgeWorker readVersionEdgeWorker writeVersionEdgeWorker readActivationEdgeWorker writeActivationEdgeWorker
Publisher	readEdgeWorker readVersionEdgeWorker readActivationEdgeWorker writeActivationEdgeWorker
Admin	readEdgeWorker writeEdgeWorker readVersionEdgeWorker writeVersionEdgeWorker readActivationEdgeWorker writeActivationEdgeWorker