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content: Cloudflare Snippets (beta)
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import { FeatureTable, GlossaryTooltip, Render } from "~/components";
import { FeatureTable, GlossaryTooltip, Render, Card } from "~/components";

Cloudflare Snippets (beta) provide a powerful and flexible way to customize the behavior of your website or application using short pieces of JavaScript code. With Snippets, you can modify HTTP response headers, implement <GlossaryTooltip term="JSON web token (JWT)" prepend="JSON web token (JWT) is ">JWT</GlossaryTooltip> validation, perform complex <GlossaryTooltip term="redirect">redirects</GlossaryTooltip>, and much more.

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## Limits

Cloudflare Snippets are lightweight compared to [Cloudflare Workers](/workers/). The following limits apply:
Cloudflare Snippets are designed for fast, lightweight edge logic. The following limits apply:

| Description | All plans |
| -------------------------- | --------- |
| Maximum execution time | 5 ms |
| Maximum memory | 2 MB |
| Maximum total package size | 32 KB |

<Card title="Need guidance on choosing between Snippets and Workers?" icon="magnifier">

Explore our [detailed guide](/rules/snippets/when-to-use/) for best practices, real-world use cases, and example implementations.

</Card>

## Execution order

<Render file="product-execution-order" />
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