This page describes the SDKs and client libraries available for the
Firebase API. While you can make direct HTTP and RPC calls to the
Firebase API, the Firebase client libraries
implement best practices for you and make it easier to access your database.

Firebase supports mobile or web SDKs and server client
libraries.

## Server client libraries

Firebase supports server client libraries for C#, Go, Java,
Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby. Use these client libraries to set up
privileged server environments.

Server client libraries create a privileged Firebase environment
with full access to your database. In this environment, requests are not
evaluated against your Firebase security rules. Privileged
Firebase servers are secured using Identity and Access Management
(IAM), see [Security for server client libraries](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/security/iam.md.txt).

Use the server client libraries for administrative database tasks or
if you prefer an architecture with an intermediary server between your users and
your Firebase database.

Firebase server client libraries are available as [Firebase Admin
SDKs](https://firebase.google.com/docs/admin/setup) and as Google Cloud
client libraries. Both sets of libraries
provide the same Firebase features. The Firebase Admin SDKs bundle
access to Firebase and several other Firebase products, like
Firebase Auth and Firebase Cloud Messaging, in a single library.

### Google Cloud client libraries

The Google Cloud client libraries support Firebase access in
Java, Python, Node.js, Go, PHP, C#, and Ruby. To get started with one of the
Google Cloud client libraries, see the
[Quickstart using a Server Client Library](https://cloud.google.com/firestore/docs/quickstart-servers).

#### References and resources

For more information about Google Cloud client libraries for Firebase,
see the following resources:

##### Java

- [API Reference Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-firestore/latest/overview.html)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/java-firestore/issues)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+java)

##### Python

- [API Reference Documentation](https://cloud.google.com/python/docs/reference/firestore/latest/index.html)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/python-firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/python-firestore/issues)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+python)

##### Node.js

- [API Reference Documentation](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/firestore/latest/)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-firestore/)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-firestore/issues)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/node.js+google-cloud-firestore)

##### Go

- [API Reference Documentation](https://godoc.org/cloud.google.com/go/firestore)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/tree/master/firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-go/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+go)

##### PHP

- [API Reference Documentation](https://googleapis.github.io/google-cloud-php/#/docs/cloud-firestore/latest)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/tree/master/Firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-php/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+php)

##### C#

- [API Reference Documentation](https://googleapis.github.io/google-cloud-dotnet/docs/Google.Cloud.Firestore/)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-dotnet)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-dotnet/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+c%23)

##### Ruby

- [API Reference Documentation](https://googleapis.dev/ruby/google-cloud-firestore/latest)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/tree/master/google-cloud-firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+ruby)

### Firebase Admin SDKs

The [Firebase Admin SDKs](https://firebase.google.com/docs/admin/setup.md.txt) bundle
the Google Cloud client libraries for Firebase alongside client
libraries and SDKs for several other Firebase features. Using one of the Admin
SDKs, you can initialize access to Firebase and several other
services from a single SDK. The Firebase Admin SDKs support
Firebase access in Java, Python, Node.js, and Go.

To get started with a Firebase Admin SDK, see
[Add the Firebase Admin SDK to Your Server](https://firebase.google.com/docs/admin/setup.md.txt).

#### References and resources

For more information about Firebase Admin SDKs, see the following resources:

##### Java

- [API Reference Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/admin/java/reference/com/google/firebase/package-summary.md.txt)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-java)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-java/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-admin+java)

##### Python

- [API Reference Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/admin/python.md.txt)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-python)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-python/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-admin+python)

##### Node.js

- [API Reference Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/admin/node.md.txt)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-node)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-node/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/node.js+firebase-admin)

##### Go

- [API Reference Documentation](https://godoc.org/firebase.google.com/go)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-go)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-admin-go/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/firebase-admin+go)

## Mobile and web SDKs

Firebase supports SDKs for Android, iOS, and web. Combined with
[Firebase security rules](https://cloud.google.com/firestore/docs/security/get-started)
and [Firebase Auth](https://firebase.google.com/docs/auth.md.txt), the
mobile and web SDKs support serverless app architectures where clients connect
directly to your Firebase database. With a serverless
architecture, you don't need to maintain an intermediary server between your
clients and your Firebase database.

The mobile and web SDKs also support
[realtime updates](https://cloud.google.com/firestore/docs/query-data/listen)
and [offline data persistence](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/manage-data/enable-offline.md.txt).
To get started with the Android, Apple platforms, or Web SDK, see [Get started with Firebase](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/quickstart.md.txt).

### References and resources

For more information about each SDK, see the following resources:

##### Web

- [API Reference Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/js/firebase.firestore)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk/tree/master/packages/firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+javascript)


In addition to the standard client SDK, Firebase offers Firestore Lite, a
lightweight, REST-only SDK.

- [Firestore Lite Solutions Guide](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/solutions/firestore-lite.md.txt)
- [Firestore Lite API Reference Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/js/firestore_lite.md.txt)
- [Firestore Lite Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk/tree/master/packages/firestore/lite)
- [Firestore Lite GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-js-sdk/labels/api%3A%20firestore)

##### iOS+

- [API Reference Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/swift/firebasefirestore/api/reference/Classes.md.txt)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/tree/master/Firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+ios)

##### Android

- [API Reference Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/android/com/google/firebase/firestore/package-summary.md.txt)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/tree/master/firebase-firestore)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/firebase-android-sdk/labels/api%3A%20firestore)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+android)

##### Flutter

- [API Reference Documentation](https://pub.dev/documentation/cloud_firestore/latest/)
- [Source Code](https://github.com/firebase/flutterfire/)
- [GitHub Issue Tracker](https://github.com/firebase/flutterfire/issues)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-cloud-firestore+flutter)

## Third-party library integrations

In addition to the mobile or web SDKs and server client libraries,
Firebase offers a number of integrations with open-source
libraries. For more information, see [Library and framework
integrations](https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/library-integrations).