Introducción a la API de Admin Database

Con el SDK de Admin, puedes leer y escribir datos de Realtime Database con todos los privilegios de administrador o con privilegios limitados con mayor nivel de detalle. En este documento, te ayudaremos a agregar el SDK de Firebase Admin a tu proyecto para acceder a Firebase Realtime Database.

Configuración del SDK de Admin

Para comenzar con Firebase Realtime Database en tu servidor, primero debemos configurar el SDK de Firebase Admin en tu lenguaje preferido.

Autenticación del SDK de Admin

Antes de que puedas acceder a Firebase Realtime Database desde un servidor con el SDK de Firebase Admin, debes autenticar tu servidor con Firebase. Cuando autenticas un servidor, en lugar de acceder con las credenciales de una cuenta de usuario como lo harías con una app cliente, debes autenticar con una cuenta de servicio que le permita a Firebase identificar tu servidor.

Puedes obtener dos niveles diferentes de acceso cuando autenticas con el SDK de Firebase Admin:

Cómo autenticar con privilegios de administrador

Cuando inicializas el SDK de Admin de Firebase con las credenciales de una cuenta de servicio con el rol de Editor en tu proyecto de Firebase, esa instancia tiene acceso total de lectura y escritura a Realtime Database de tu proyecto.

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
FileInputStream serviceAccount = new FileInputStream("path/to/serviceAccount.json");

// Initialize the app with a service account, granting admin privileges
FirebaseOptions options = FirebaseOptions.builder()
    .setCredentials(GoogleCredentials.fromStream(serviceAccount))
    // The database URL depends on the location of the database
    .setDatabaseUrl("https://DATABASE_NAME.firebaseio.com")
    .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);

// As an admin, the app has access to read and write all data, regardless of Security Rules
DatabaseReference ref = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance()
    .getReference("restricted_access/secret_document");
ref.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(new ValueEventListener() {
  @Override
  public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
    Object document = dataSnapshot.getValue();
    System.out.println(document);
  }

  @Override
  public void onCancelled(DatabaseError error) {
  }
});

var admin = require("firebase-admin");

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
var serviceAccount = require("path/to/serviceAccountKey.json");

// Initialize the app with a service account, granting admin privileges
admin.initializeApp({
  credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
  // The database URL depends on the location of the database
  databaseURL: "https://DATABASE_NAME.firebaseio.com"
});

// As an admin, the app has access to read and write all data, regardless of Security Rules
var db = admin.database();
var ref = db.ref("restricted_access/secret_document");
ref.once("value", function(snapshot) {
  console.log(snapshot.val());
});

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import db

# Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccountKey.json')

# Initialize the app with a service account, granting admin privileges
firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {
    'databaseURL': 'https://databaseName.firebaseio.com'
})

# As an admin, the app has access to read and write all data, regradless of Security Rules
ref = db.reference('restricted_access/secret_document')
print(ref.get())

ctx := context.Background()
conf := &firebase.Config{
	DatabaseURL: "https://databaseName.firebaseio.com",
}
// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
opt := option.WithCredentialsFile("path/to/serviceAccountKey.json")

// Initialize the app with a service account, granting admin privileges
app, err := firebase.NewApp(ctx, conf, opt)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error initializing app:", err)
}

client, err := app.Database(ctx)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error initializing database client:", err)
}

// As an admin, the app has access to read and write all data, regradless of Security Rules
ref := client.NewRef("restricted_access/secret_document")
var data map[string]interface{}
if err := ref.Get(ctx, &data); err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error reading from database:", err)
}
fmt.Println(data)

Cómo autenticar con privilegios limitados

Como práctica recomendada, un servicio debe tener acceso solo a aquellos recursos que necesita. Para tener un control más preciso de los recursos a los que puede acceder una instancia de app de Firebase, usa un identificador único en tus reglas de seguridad para representar a tu servicio. Luego, configura las reglas apropiadas que le otorgan a tu servicio el acceso a los recursos que necesita. Por ejemplo:

{
  "rules": {
    "public_resource": {
      ".read": true,
      ".write": true
    },
    "some_resource": {
      ".read": "auth.uid === 'my-service-worker'",
      ".write": false
    },
    "another_resource": {
      ".read": "auth.uid === 'my-service-worker'",
      ".write": "auth.uid === 'my-service-worker'"
    }
  }
}

Luego, cuando inicialices la app de Firebase en tu servidor, usa la opción databaseAuthVariableOverride para anular el objeto auth que se usa en las reglas de la base de datos. En este objeto auth personalizado, configura el campo uid con el identificador que usaste para representar tu servicio en las reglas de seguridad.

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
FileInputStream serviceAccount = new FileInputStream("path/to/serviceAccountCredentials.json");

// Initialize the app with a custom auth variable, limiting the server's access
Map<String, Object> auth = new HashMap<String, Object>();
auth.put("uid", "my-service-worker");

FirebaseOptions options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
    .setCredential(FirebaseCredentials.fromCertificate(serviceAccount))
    // The database URL depends on the location of the database
    .setDatabaseUrl("https://DATABASE_NAME.firebaseio.com")
    .setDatabaseAuthVariableOverride(auth)
    .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);

// The app only has access as defined in the Security Rules
DatabaseReference ref = FirebaseDatabase
    .getInstance()
    .getReference("/some_resource");
ref.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(new ValueEventListener() {
    @Override
    public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
        String res = dataSnapshot.getValue();
        System.out.println(res);
    }
});

var admin = require("firebase-admin");

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
var serviceAccount = require("path/to/serviceAccountKey.json");

// Initialize the app with a custom auth variable, limiting the server's access
admin.initializeApp({
  credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
  // The database URL depends on the location of the database
  databaseURL: "https://DATABASE_NAME.firebaseio.com",
  databaseAuthVariableOverride: {
    uid: "my-service-worker"
  }
});

// The app only has access as defined in the Security Rules
var db = admin.database();
var ref = db.ref("/some_resource");
ref.once("value", function(snapshot) {
  console.log(snapshot.val());
});

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import db

# Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccountKey.json')

# Initialize the app with a custom auth variable, limiting the server's access
firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {
    'databaseURL': 'https://databaseName.firebaseio.com',
    'databaseAuthVariableOverride': {
        'uid': 'my-service-worker'
    }
})

# The app only has access as defined in the Security Rules
ref = db.reference('/some_resource')
print(ref.get())

ctx := context.Background()
// Initialize the app with a custom auth variable, limiting the server's access
ao := map[string]interface{}{"uid": "my-service-worker"}
conf := &firebase.Config{
	DatabaseURL:  "https://databaseName.firebaseio.com",
	AuthOverride: &ao,
}

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
opt := option.WithCredentialsFile("path/to/serviceAccountKey.json")

app, err := firebase.NewApp(ctx, conf, opt)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error initializing app:", err)
}

client, err := app.Database(ctx)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error initializing database client:", err)
}

// The app only has access as defined in the Security Rules
ref := client.NewRef("/some_resource")
var data map[string]interface{}
if err := ref.Get(ctx, &data); err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error reading from database:", err)
}
fmt.Println(data)

En algunos casos, es preferible disminuir el alcance de los SDK de Admin para actuar como un cliente sin autenticación. Para ello, debes proporcionar un valor de null que se usará a fin de anular la variable Auth de la base de datos.

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
FileInputStream serviceAccount = new FileInputStream("path/to/serviceAccountCredentials.json");

FirebaseOptions options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
    .setCredential(FirebaseCredentials.fromCertificate(serviceAccount))
    // The database URL depends on the location of the database
    .setDatabaseUrl("https://DATABASE_NAME.firebaseio.com")
    .setDatabaseAuthVariableOverride(null)
    .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);

// The app only has access to public data as defined in the Security Rules
DatabaseReference ref = FirebaseDatabase
    .getInstance()
    .getReference("/public_resource");
ref.addListenerForSingleValueEvent(new ValueEventListener() {
    @Override
    public void onDataChange(DataSnapshot dataSnapshot) {
        String res = dataSnapshot.getValue();
        System.out.println(res);
    }
});

var admin = require("firebase-admin");

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
var serviceAccount = require("path/to/serviceAccountKey.json");

// Initialize the app with a null auth variable, limiting the server's access
admin.initializeApp({
  credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount),
  // The database URL depends on the location of the database
  databaseURL: "https://DATABASE_NAME.firebaseio.com",
  databaseAuthVariableOverride: null
});

// The app only has access to public data as defined in the Security Rules
var db = admin.database();
var ref = db.ref("/public_resource");
ref.once("value", function(snapshot) {
  console.log(snapshot.val());
});

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import db

# Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccountKey.json')

# Initialize the app with a None auth variable, limiting the server's access
firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {
    'databaseURL': 'https://databaseName.firebaseio.com',
    'databaseAuthVariableOverride': None
})

# The app only has access to public data as defined in the Security Rules
ref = db.reference('/public_resource')
print(ref.get())

ctx := context.Background()
// Initialize the app with a nil auth variable, limiting the server's access
var nilMap map[string]interface{}
conf := &firebase.Config{
	DatabaseURL:  "https://databaseName.firebaseio.com",
	AuthOverride: &nilMap,
}

// Fetch the service account key JSON file contents
opt := option.WithCredentialsFile("path/to/serviceAccountKey.json")

app, err := firebase.NewApp(ctx, conf, opt)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error initializing app:", err)
}

client, err := app.Database(ctx)
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error initializing database client:", err)
}

// The app only has access to public data as defined in the Security Rules
ref := client.NewRef("/some_resource")
var data map[string]interface{}
if err := ref.Get(ctx, &data); err != nil {
	log.Fatalln("Error reading from database:", err)
}
fmt.Println(data)

Próximos pasos

• Descubre cómo estructurar datos para Realtime Database.
• Escala datos en varias instancias de base de datos.
• Guarda datos.
• Recupera datos.
• Consulta tu base de datos en Firebase console.