Analytics Error

[stanleyowen]

Description

When creating or editing an Analytics Engine dataset binding via the Cloudflare Dashboard, the binding name is always forced to WAE, even if a custom binding name (e.g. ANALYTICS) is provided.

This makes it impossible to use frameworks or examples that require a specific binding name unless wrangler.toml is used.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Go to Workers & Pages → Analytics Engine
2. Create a new dataset (e.g. sink_v2)
3. Enter a custom binding name such as ANALYTICS
4. Save the configuration
5. Copy the generated binding configuration

Expected Behavior

The binding name should match the user-provided value:

{
  "binding": "ANALYTICS",
  "dataset": "sink_v2"
}

Actual Behavior

The binding name is always replaced with WAE:

{
  "binding": "WAE",
  "dataset": "sink_v2"
}

I keep getting the following error even after following #195, any solutions on this?

Below is the latest wrangler.jsonc file

{
  "$schema": "node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json",
  "name": "sink",
  "main": ".output/server/index.mjs",
  "assets": {
    "binding": "ASSETS",
    "directory": ".output/public",
    "html_handling": "drop-trailing-slash"
  },
  "compatibility_date": "2025-05-08",
  "compatibility_flags": [
    "nodejs_compat"
  ],
  "keep_vars": true,
  "upload_source_maps": true,
  "observability": {
    "logs": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "traces": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  },
  "ai": {
    "binding": "AI",
    "remote": true
  },
  "analytics_engine_datasets": [
    { "binding": "ANALYTICS", "dataset": "sink_v2" }
  ],
  "kv_namespaces": [
    {
      "binding": "KV",
      "preview_id": "ef93d42dc4b34969bab404d2e80f8dd3",
      "id": "754943ae57f94a1ca28762d9705aa38a" // IMPORTANT: Change this to your KV namespace ID
    }
  ],
  "r2_buckets": [
    {
      "binding": "R2",
      "preview_bucket_name": "sink",
      "bucket_name": "sink" // IMPORTANT: Change this to your R2 bucket name, or create one with `wrangler r2 bucket create sink`
    }
  ],
  "triggers": {
    "crons": ["0 0 * * *"] // Run backup task daily at 00:00 UTC
  }
}

[github-actions]

This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

• Got error: You need to enable Analytics Engine.（Resolved） #245: Same error message about Analytics Engine not being enabled (marked as resolved - may contain solution)
• Data analytics dashboard access exception with no data "Bad request" #195: Analytics dashboard showing "Bad request" error with no data (you mentioned already trying this)
• How to enable the Analytics Engine? #162: How to properly enable and configure Analytics Engine bindings
• Cloudflare Paid Plan is required to setup KV: Analytics Engine bindings #132: Analytics Engine bindings configuration issues on Cloudflare

The binding name issue you described (forced to WAE instead of custom name like ANALYTICS) appears to be a Cloudflare Dashboard behavior. You may need to manually configure the binding in wrangler.toml instead of using the Dashboard UI.

Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.

[miantiao-me]

NUXT_DATASET

The Analytics Engine DATASET, it is not recommended to modify unless you need to switch databases and clear historical data.

[stanleyowen]

Ah okay, I will give it a try! Gonna inform you later about the result. Thanks!

[stanleyowen]

Hi I have tried adding NUXT_DATASET=sink however the issue still persists, any solution to this problem?

EDIT: The full source code could be found on https://github.com/stanleyowen/Sink

[miantiao-me]

It looks like writing data is fine for now—check the NUXT_CF_API_TOKEN and NUXT_CF_ACCOUNT_ID settings and their corresponding permissions. Could you send the API response?

[stanleyowen]

Hi, I have tried resetting the as instructed however with no luck it still won't work below are some the API response:

{
  "error": true,
  "url": "https://r.stanleyowen.com/api/stats/counters?startAt=1770434456&endAt=1771039256",
  "statusCode": 404,
  "statusMessage": "Not found",
  "message": "Server Error"
}

{
  "error": true,
  "url": "https://r.stanleyowen.com/api/stats/views?unit=day&clientTimezone=Asia%2FJakarta&startAt=1770434456&endAt=1771039256",
  "statusCode": 404,
  "statusMessage": "Not found",
  "message": "Server Error"
}

{
  "error": true,
  "url": "https://r.stanleyowen.com/api/stats/metrics?type=country&startAt=1770434456&endAt=1771039256",
  "statusCode": 404,
  "statusMessage": "Not found",
  "message": "Server Error"
}

Most are them are due to server error, however I just tried to run the project locally and it works out fine, could be due to some misconfiguration on Cloudfare, gonna check it again later and will inform you if there are any updates, thanks!

[stanleyowen]

Hi there,
The issue is now resolved! The problem was due to setting the environment variables in the wrong section. They must be added under “Variables and Secrets → Define the environment variables and secrets for your Worker used at runtime” (not the build-time section).

After moving the variables to the correct runtime section, everything works as expected. Thanks for the help!

Previously I added environment into this section:

Fix:

[Berlime]

Damn, I spent hours on this. Thanks!