What is Cloudflare edge mode?
Updated Oct 7, 2026
In edge mode, redirects for a domain are resolved by a Cloudflare Worker at Cloudflare locations close to the visitor, while clicks are still reported to your ShortGo analytics.
ShortGo integrates with Cloudflare. For domains routed in edge mode, redirects are resolved by a Cloudflare Worker running at Cloudflare’s edge locations close to each visitor, using a short cache configured by the ShortGo administrator. Every click is sent back securely (HMAC-signed) to ShortGo, so your analytics stay complete — these clicks show the traffic source “edge”.
In origin mode, redirects are served from ShortGo’s own servers. Even there, links are cached in memory and Redis, so a cached redirect doesn’t need a database query.
Edge mode is mainly useful when your audience is spread across many regions.