# Waiting Room

Create a virtual waiting room to manage peak traffic

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## Overview

- [Cloudflare Waiting Room](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/index.md): Queue visitors in a virtual waiting room during traffic surges.

## About

- [About](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/about/index.md): How Cloudflare Waiting Room queues visitors during traffic surges.

## Get started

- [Get started](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/get-started/index.md): Create and configure a Cloudflare Waiting Room.

## Plans

- [Plans](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/plans/index.md): Compare Waiting Room features available on each Cloudflare plan.

## Waiting Room Analytics

- [Waiting Room Analytics](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/waiting-room-analytics/index.md): View waiting room queue depth, wait times, and visitor analytics.

## API reference

- [API reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/resources/waiting_rooms/methods/list/index.md): API endpoints for managing waiting rooms and events.

## FAQ

- [FAQ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/troubleshooting/index.md): Answers to common Waiting Room questions and issues.

## additional-options

- [Create scheduled events](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/additional-options/create-events/index.md): Create scheduled events with custom waiting room settings.
- [Embed in an iFrame](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/additional-options/embed-waiting-room-in-iframe/index.md): Embed a waiting room page inside an iFrame.
- [Combine with Cloudflare for SaaS](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/additional-options/ssl-for-saas/index.md): Use Waiting Room with Cloudflare for SaaS custom hostnames.
- [Test a waiting room](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/additional-options/test-waiting-room/index.md): Follow this tutorial to test your waiting room behavior in response to load. To accurately simulate traffic, run your test script or planner for a period of time longer than a minute, ideally more than 2-3 minutes.
- [Waiting Room Bypass Rules](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/additional-options/waiting-room-rules/bypass-rules/index.md): Create rules to bypass the waiting room for specific traffic.

## Glossary

- [Glossary](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/glossary/index.md): Definitions for terms used across Waiting Room documentation.

## how-to

- [Control user session settings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/control-user-session/index.md): Configure session duration and renewal settings.
- [Control waiting room traffic](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/control-waiting-room/index.md): Manage active user limits and queueing behavior.
- [Create a waiting room](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/create-waiting-room/index.md): Create a new waiting room in the dashboard or via API.
- [Customize a waiting room](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/customize-waiting-room/index.md): Customize the waiting room page with HTML templates.
- [Edit and delete waiting rooms](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/edit-delete-waiting-room/index.md): Edit or delete existing waiting rooms.
- [Get JSON response for mobile and other non-browser traffic](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/json-response/index.md): Return JSON responses for mobile apps and non-browser clients.
- [Monitor waiting room status](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/monitor-waiting-room/index.md): Monitor active users and queue status in real time.
- [Place a waiting room](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/place-waiting-room/index.md): Place a waiting room on a specific path or hostname.
- [Access Waiting Room](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/how-to/waiting-room-dashboard/index.md): Access and manage waiting rooms in the Cloudflare dashboard.

## reference

- [Best practices](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/reference/best-practices/index.md): Best practices for configuring and testing waiting rooms.
- [Configuration settings](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/reference/configuration-settings/index.md): Available configuration settings for waiting rooms.
- [Queueing method](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/reference/queueing-methods/index.md): Queueing methods including FIFO, random, and passthrough.
- [API commands](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/reference/waiting-room-api/index.md): API commands for managing waiting rooms.
- [Cookies](https://developers.cloudflare.com/waiting-room/reference/waiting-room-cookie/index.md): How Waiting Room cookies track visitor sessions.