thomasgauvin: update docs for cache status volatile, stable functions

src/content/changelog/hyperdrive/2026-02-13-hyperdrive-stable-functions-uncacheable.mdx

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+title: Queries using STABLE PostgreSQL functions are no longer cached
+description: Hyperdrive marks queries containing STABLE PostgreSQL functions as uncacheable, preventing stale cached results.
+products:
+  - hyperdrive
+date: 2026-02-13
+---
+
+Hyperdrive treats queries containing PostgreSQL `STABLE` functions as uncacheable, in addition to `VOLATILE` functions.
+
+Previously, only functions that PostgreSQL categorizes as `VOLATILE` (for example, `RANDOM()`, `LASTVAL()`) were detected as uncacheable. `STABLE` functions (for example, `NOW()`, `CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`, `CURRENT_DATE`) were incorrectly allowed to be cached.
+
+Because `STABLE` functions can return different results across different SQL statements within the same transaction, caching their results could serve stale or incorrect data. This change aligns Hyperdrive's caching behavior with PostgreSQL's function volatility semantics.
+
+If your queries use `STABLE` functions and you were relying on them being cached, move the function call to your application code and pass the result as a query parameter. For example, instead of `WHERE created_at > NOW()`, compute the timestamp in your Worker and pass it as `WHERE created_at > $1`.
+
+Hyperdrive uses text-based pattern matching to detect uncacheable functions. References to function names like `NOW()` in SQL comments also cause the query to be marked as uncacheable.
+
+For more information, refer to [Query caching](/hyperdrive/concepts/query-caching/) and [Troubleshoot and debug](/hyperdrive/observability/troubleshooting/).

src/content/docs/hyperdrive/concepts/query-caching.mdx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sidebar:
   order: 3
 ---
 
-import { TabItem, Tabs } from "~/components";
+import { TabItem, Tabs, WranglerConfig } from "~/components";
 
 Hyperdrive automatically caches all cacheable queries executed against your database when query caching is turned on, reducing the need to go back to your database (incurring latency and database load) for every query which can be especially useful for popular queries. Query caching is enabled by default.
 
@@ -18,45 +18,87 @@ Besides determining the difference between a `SELECT` and an `INSERT`, Hyperdriv
 For example, a read query that populates the front page of a news site would be cached:
 
 <Tabs>
-	<TabItem label="PostgreSQL">
+<TabItem label="PostgreSQL">
+
 ```sql
--- Cacheable
-SELECT * FROM articles WHERE DATE(published_time) =
-CURRENT_DATE() ORDER BY published_time DESC LIMIT 50
+-- Cacheable: uses a parameterized date value instead of CURRENT_DATE
+SELECT * FROM articles WHERE DATE(published_time) = $1
+ORDER BY published_time DESC LIMIT 50
 ```
+
 </TabItem>
 <TabItem label="MySQL">
+
 ```sql
--- Cacheable
-SELECT * FROM articles WHERE DATE(published_time) =
-CURDATE() ORDER BY published_time DESC LIMIT 50
+-- Cacheable: uses a parameterized date value instead of CURDATE()
+SELECT * FROM articles WHERE DATE(published_time) = ?
+ORDER BY published_time DESC LIMIT 50
 ```
+
 </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
-Mutating queries (including `INSERT`, `UPSERT`, or `CREATE TABLE`) and queries that use [functions designated as `volatile` by PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/xfunc-volatility.html) are not cached:
+Mutating queries (including `INSERT`, `UPSERT`, or `CREATE TABLE`) and queries that use functions designated as [`volatile`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/xfunc-volatility.html) or [`stable`](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/xfunc-volatility.html) by PostgreSQL are not cached:
 
 <Tabs>
   <TabItem label="PostgreSQL">
     ```sql
-    -- Not cached
+    -- Not cached: mutating queries
     INSERT INTO users(id, name, email) VALUES(555, 'Matt', 'hello@example.com');
 
+    -- Not cached: LASTVAL() is a volatile function
     SELECT LASTVAL(), * FROM articles LIMIT 50;
+
+    -- Not cached: NOW() is a stable function
+    SELECT * FROM events WHERE created_at > NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour';
     ```
 
   </TabItem>
   <TabItem label="MySQL">
     ```sql
-    -- Not cached
+    -- Not cached: mutating queries
     INSERT INTO users(id, name, email) VALUES(555, 'Thomas', 'hello@example.com');
 
+    -- Not cached: LAST_INSERT_ID() is a volatile function
     SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID(), * FROM articles LIMIT 50;
+
+    -- Not cached: NOW() returns a non-deterministic value
+    SELECT * FROM events WHERE created_at > NOW() - INTERVAL 1 HOUR;
     ```
 
   </TabItem>
 </Tabs>
 
+Common PostgreSQL functions that are **not cacheable** include:
+
+| Function            | PostgreSQL volatility category | Cached |
+| ------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------ |
+| `NOW()`             | STABLE                         | No     |
+| `CURRENT_TIMESTAMP` | STABLE                         | No     |
+| `CURRENT_DATE`      | STABLE                         | No     |
+| `CURRENT_TIME`      | STABLE                         | No     |
+| `LOCALTIME`         | STABLE                         | No     |
+| `LOCALTIMESTAMP`    | STABLE                         | No     |
+| `TIMEOFDAY()`       | VOLATILE                       | No     |
+| `RANDOM()`          | VOLATILE                       | No     |
+| `LASTVAL()`         | VOLATILE                       | No     |
+| `TXID_CURRENT()`    | STABLE                         | No     |
+
+Only functions designated as `IMMUTABLE` by PostgreSQL (functions whose return value never changes for the same inputs) are compatible with Hyperdrive caching. If your query uses a `STABLE` or `VOLATILE` function, move the function call to your application code and pass the resulting value as a query parameter instead.
+
+:::caution[Function detection is text-based]
+Hyperdrive uses text-based pattern matching to detect uncacheable functions in your queries. This means that even references to function names inside SQL comments will cause the query to be marked as uncacheable.
+
+For example, the following query would **not** be cached because `NOW()` appears in the comment:
+
+```sql
+-- We removed NOW() to keep this query cacheable
+SELECT * FROM api_keys WHERE hash = $1 AND deleted = false;
+```
+
+Avoid referencing uncacheable function names anywhere in your query text, including comments.
+:::
+
 ## Default cache settings
 
 The default caching behaviour for Hyperdrive is defined as below:
@@ -129,24 +171,27 @@ export default {
 
 The Wrangler configuration remains the same both for PostgreSQL and MySQL.
 
-```jsonc title="wrangler.jsonc"
+<WranglerConfig>
+
+```jsonc
+{
+	"hyperdrive": [
+		{
+			"binding": "HYPERDRIVE",
+			"id": "<YOUR_HYPERDRIVE_CACHE_ENABLED_CONFIGURATION_ID>",
+		},
 		{
-			// Rest of file
-			"hyperdrive": [
-				{
-					"binding": "HYPERDRIVE",
-					"id": "<YOUR_HYPERDRIVE_CACHE_ENABLED_CONFIGURATION_ID>"
-				},
-				{
-					"binding": "HYPERDRIVE_CACHE_DISABLED",
-					"id": "<YOUR_HYPERDRIVE_CACHE_DISABLED_CONFIGURATION_ID>"
-				}
-			]
-		}
-		```
+			"binding": "HYPERDRIVE_CACHE_DISABLED",
+			"id": "<YOUR_HYPERDRIVE_CACHE_DISABLED_CONFIGURATION_ID>",
+		},
+	],
+}
+```
+
+</WranglerConfig>
 
 ## Next steps
 
-- Learn more about [How Hyperdrive works](/hyperdrive/concepts/how-hyperdrive-works/).
-- Learn how to [Connect to PostgreSQL](/hyperdrive/examples/connect-to-postgres/) from Hyperdrive.
-- Review [Troubleshooting common issues](/hyperdrive/observability/troubleshooting/) when connecting a database to Hyperdrive.
+- For more information, refer to [How Hyperdrive works](/hyperdrive/concepts/how-hyperdrive-works/).
+- To connect to PostgreSQL, refer to [Connect to PostgreSQL](/hyperdrive/examples/connect-to-postgres/).
+- For troubleshooting guidance, refer to [Troubleshoot and debug](/hyperdrive/observability/troubleshooting/).

src/content/docs/hyperdrive/observability/metrics.mdx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ sidebar:
 
 import { DashButton } from "~/components";
 
-Hyperdrive exposes analytics that allow you to inspect query volume, query latency and cache ratios size across all and/or each Hyperdrive configuration in your account.
+Hyperdrive exposes analytics that allow you to inspect query volume, query latency, and cache hit ratios for each Hyperdrive configuration in your account.
 
 ## Metrics
 
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ Hyperdrive currently exports the below metrics as part of the `hyperdriveQueries
 | Query Latency      | `queryLatency`      | The time (in milliseconds) required to query (and receive results) from your database, as measured from your Hyperdrive connection pool(s).                                                                       |
 | Event Status       | `eventStatus`       | Whether a query responded successfully (`complete`) or failed (`error`).                                                                                                                                          |
 
+The `volatile` cache status indicates the query contains a PostgreSQL function categorized as `STABLE` or `VOLATILE` (for example, `NOW()`, `RANDOM()`). Refer to [Query caching](/hyperdrive/concepts/query-caching/) for details on which functions affect cacheability.
+
 Metrics can be queried (and are retained) for the past 31 days.
 
 ## View metrics in the dashboard
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ Per-database analytics for Hyperdrive are available in the Cloudflare dashboard.
 1. In the Cloudflare dashboard, go to the **Hyperdrive** page.
 
    <DashButton url="/?to=/:account/workers/hyperdrive" />
+
 2. Select an existing Hyperdrive configuration.
 3. Select the **Metrics** tab.
 
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ You can optionally select a time window to query. This defaults to the last 24 h
 
 You can programmatically query analytics for your Hyperdrive configurations via the [GraphQL Analytics API](/analytics/graphql-api/). This API queries the same datasets as the Cloudflare dashboard, and supports GraphQL [introspection](/analytics/graphql-api/features/discovery/introspection/).
 
-Hyperdrives's GraphQL datasets require an `accountTag` filter with your Cloudflare account ID. Hyperdrive exposes the `hyperdriveQueriesAdaptiveGroups` dataset.
+Hyperdrive's GraphQL datasets require an `accountTag` filter with your Cloudflare account ID. Hyperdrive exposes the `hyperdriveQueriesAdaptiveGroups` dataset.
 
 ## Write GraphQL queries
 

src/content/docs/hyperdrive/observability/troubleshooting.mdx

@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
 
 | Error Code | Details                                                                                          | Recommended fixes                                                                                                                                              |
 | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `2008`     | Bad hostname.                                                                                    | Hyperdrive could not resolve the database hostname. Confirm it exists in public DNS.                                                                           |
 | `2009`     | The hostname does not resolve to a public IP address, or the IP address is not a public address. | Hyperdrive can only connect to public IP addresses. Private IP addresses, like `10.1.5.0` or `192.168.2.1`, are not currently supported.                       |
 | `2010`     | Cannot connect to the host:port.                                                                 | Hyperdrive could not route to the hostname: ensure it has a public DNS record that resolves to a public IP address. Check that the hostname is not misspelled. |
 | `2011`     | Connection refused.                                                                              | A network firewall or access control list (ACL) is likely rejecting requests from Hyperdrive. Ensure you have allowed connections from the public Internet.    |
 | `2012`     | TLS (SSL) not supported by the database.                                                         | Hyperdrive requires TLS (SSL) to connect. Configure TLS on your database.                                                                                      |
 | `2013`     | Invalid database credentials.                                                                    | Ensure your username is correct (and exists), and the password is correct (case-sensitive).                                                                    |
 | `2014`     | The specified database name does not exist.                                                      | Check that the database (not table) name you provided exists on the database you are asking Hyperdrive to connect to.                                          |
 | `2015`     | Generic error.                                                                                   | Hyperdrive failed to connect and could not determine a reason. Open a support ticket so Cloudflare can investigate.                                            |
 | `2016`     | Test query failed.                                                                               | Confirm that the user Hyperdrive is connecting as has permissions to issue read and write queries to the given database.                                       |
 
 ### Failure to connect
 
@@ -60,9 +60,17 @@
 | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `Uncaught Error: No such module "node:<module>"` | Your Cloudflare Workers project or a library that it imports is trying to access a Node module that is not available. | Enable [Node.js compatibility](/workers/runtime-apis/nodejs/) for your Cloudflare Workers project to maximize compatibility. |
 
-### Driver errors
+### Uncached queries
+
+If your queries are not being cached despite Hyperdrive having caching enabled, check the following:
+
+**Stable or volatile PostgreSQL functions in your query**: Queries that contain PostgreSQL functions categorized as `STABLE` or `VOLATILE` are not cacheable. Common examples include `NOW()`, `CURRENT_TIMESTAMP`, `CURRENT_DATE`, `RANDOM()`, and `LASTVAL()`. To resolve this, move the function call to your application code and pass the result as a query parameter. For example, instead of `WHERE created_at > NOW()`, compute the timestamp in your Worker and pass it as a parameter: `WHERE created_at > $1`. Refer to [Query caching](/hyperdrive/concepts/query-caching/) for a full list of uncacheable functions.
 
-If your queries are not getting cached despite Hyperdrive having caching enabled, your driver may be configured such that your queries are not cacheable by Hyperdrive. This may happen if you are using the [Postgres.js](https://github.com/porsager/postgres) driver with [`prepare: false:`](https://github.com/porsager/postgres?tab=readme-ov-file#prepared-statements). To resolve this, enable prepared statements with `prepare: true`.
+**Function names in SQL comments**: Hyperdrive uses text-based pattern matching to detect uncacheable functions. References to function names like `NOW()` in SQL comments cause the query to be treated as uncacheable, even if the function is not actually called. Remove any references to uncacheable function names from your query text, including comments.
+
+**Driver configuration**: Your driver may be configured such that your queries are not cacheable by Hyperdrive. This may happen if you are using the [Postgres.js](https://github.com/porsager/postgres) driver with [`prepare: false`](https://github.com/porsager/postgres?tab=readme-ov-file#prepared-statements). To resolve this, enable prepared statements with `prepare: true`.
+
+### Driver errors
 
 | Error Message                                    | Details                                                                                                               | Recommended fixes                                                                                                            |
 | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |