How to Obtain Cloudflare R2 Credentials and Endpoint

To connect Cloudflare R2 to Rclone or RcloneView, you’ll need three key pieces of information:

• ✅ Access Key ID
• ✅ Secret Access Key
• ✅ R2 S3-Compatible Endpoint URL

This guide walks you through how to retrieve these from your Cloudflare dashboard.

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🧰 Prerequisites

Before you begin:

• You must have a Cloudflare account with R2 Object Storage enabled.
• You need access to the Cloudflare Dashboard.
• Basic understanding of cloud storage concepts is helpful.

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📦 Step 1: Create an R2 Bucket (If You Haven’t Already)

1. Log in to your Cloudflare Dashboard.
2. In the left sidebar, go to R2 → Object Storage.
3. Click Create bucket.
4. Enter a unique name for your bucket.
5. Choose a location (e.g., Automatic, or a region like westerneurope).
6. Click Create Bucket.

This bucket will be your storage location for files transferred using RcloneView.

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🔐 Step 2: Generate API Credentials

To authenticate with R2, you’ll need to create API tokens that provide access permissions.

➕ How to Create an Access Key and Secret Key:

1. Go to R2 → API in the Cloudflare dashboard.
2. Click Manage R2 API Tokens.
3. Click Create API Token.
4. Give the token a name (e.g., Rclone Access).
5. Select the permissions:
   • Admin Read & Write (full access)
     ❗other permissions may not allow bucket access.
6. Choose whether to apply to:
   • All buckets
   • Specific buckets only
7. Optionally, set expiration (or leave as "Forever").
8. Click Create API Token.

Once the token is created, Cloudflare will show you:

• Access Key ID
• Secret Access Key

Important

These credentials will be shown only once. Make sure to copy and store them securely.

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🌐 Step 3: Get the R2 Endpoint URL

1. Go to R2 → Object Storage in your Cloudflare dashboard.
2. Click your bucket name to open its details.
3. Navigate to the Settings tab.
4. In the S3 API section, you’ll find the endpoint format and account details.

Depending on how your API token was created, you should use one of the following endpoint formats:

🔐 If your API Token has Admin-level access and is allowed to access all buckets:

Use the base endpoint (without a bucket path):

https://<ACCOUNT_ID>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com

📦 If your API Token is scoped to a specific bucket only — or if you want to access to a particular bucket:

Use the bucket-specific endpoint:

https://<ACCOUNT_ID>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/<BUCKET-NAME>

You can find both your ACCOUNT_ID and bucket name in the S3 API section of the bucket’s Settings tab:

Use this endpoint when setting up your Cloudflare R2 remote in RcloneView or via Rclone CLI.

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✅ Summary

You should now have the following values ready to configure your Cloudflare R2 remote:

Field	Description
Access Key ID	Provided by Cloudflare API token
Secret Access Key	Provided by Cloudflare API token
Endpoint URL	Found in R2 bucket settings (S3-compatible URL)

You can now enter these into RcloneView when setting up a new S3-compatible remote, or use the Rclone CLI.

👉 Next: How to Add S3-Compatible Remote in RcloneView