Edge Functions Guides
Guides, examples, and demonstrations of using the Netlify platform.
Blocking AI bots and controlling crawlers
Controlling what content in your site is available to AI bots to crawl and harvest
Partial Prerendering without a framework
Netlify’s Platform Primitives and Netlify Edge Functions make Partial Prerendering simple to implement in plain static HTML without any framework or even build system.
Improve site performance with better serverless insights
Access to serverless invocation and performance metrics help to protect your site performance. See how Function Metrics give the data to help you build better.
How to make edge rendering fast
Learn how Netlify's granular cache controls, and planning your technical architecture, can make edge rendering very fast even when your data is not at the edge.
Create an integration that injects edge functions into any site
Use the Netlify SDK to create an integration that can inject an edge function to sites to perform logic on their incoming requests, allowing you to block content based on the location of your site visitors as an example.
Using custom error handling if a serverless function has crashed
Netlify edge functions support custom error handling with a number of options available. Learn how to control how serverless errors are handled in your projects, and how to chose between the options.
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