Functions
Generated on 4 Feb 2026
Functions are blocks of code that run on demand without the need to manage any infrastructure. Develop on your local machine, test your code from the command line (using doctl), then deploy to a production namespace or App Platform — no servers required.
Getting Started
Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
How-Tos
How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.
Reference
CLI documentation for functions, including example requests and available parameters, and other reference information like project YAML configuration and activation records.
Concepts
Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Functions.
Details
Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.
Latest Updates
3 February 2026
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DigitalOcean Functions now supports functions written in Node.js 22 and Node.js 24.
21 January 2026
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The daft package in the Functions Python 3.11 runtime has been updated from version 0.4.8 to 0.4.10. Visit the Python 3.11 runtime documentation for more information about included packages.
2 September 2025
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The Functions Python 3.11 runtime now includes the
daft,duckdb,polars,pyiceberg, andpysparkpackages. Visit the Python 3.11 runtime documentation for more information.
For more information, see all Functions release notes.