Get started with Cloud Firestore

Web

1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your Web app.
2. Add the Firebase and Cloud Firestore libraries to your app:

   <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/7.5.2/firebase-app.js"></script>
   <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/7.5.2/firebase-firestore.js"></script>

   The Cloud Firestore SDK is also available as an npm package.

   npm install firebase@7.5.2 --save
   

   You'll need to manually require both Firebase and Cloud Firestore.

   const firebase = require("firebase");
   // Required for side-effects
   require("firebase/firestore");
   

iOS

1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your iOS app.
2. Add the Cloud Firestore pod to your Podfile

   pod 'Firebase/Core'
   pod 'Firebase/Firestore'
   
   # Optionally, include the Swift extensions if you're using Swift.
   pod 'FirebaseFirestoreSwift'
   

3. Save the file and run pod install.

Java

1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your Android app.
2. In your project-level build.gradle file, make sure to include Google's Maven repository in both your buildscript and allprojects sections.
3. Add the Cloud Firestore Android library to your app/build.gradle file:

   implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:21.3.0'

Kotlin

1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your Android app.
2. In your project-level build.gradle file, make sure to include Google's Maven repository in both your buildscript and allprojects sections.
3. Add the Cloud Firestore Android library to your app/build.gradle file:

   implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:21.3.0'

Java

1. Add the Firebase Admin SDK to your app:
   • Using Gradle:

     compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-admin:6.11.0'
     

   • Using Maven:

     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.firebase</groupId>
       <artifactId>firebase-admin</artifactId>
       <version>6.11.0</version>
     </dependency>
          

2. Follow the instructions below to initialize Cloud Firestore with the proper credentials in your environment.

Python

1. Add the Firebase Admin SDK to your Python app:

   pip install --upgrade firebase-admin

2. Follow the instructions below to initialize Cloud Firestore with the proper credentials in your environment.

Node.js

1. Add the Firebase Admin SDK to your app:

   npm install firebase-admin --save

2. Follow the instructions below to initialize Cloud Firestore with the proper credentials in your environment.

Go

1. Add the Firebase Admin SDK to your Go app:

   go get firebase.google.com/go
   

2. Follow the instructions below to initialize Cloud Firestore with the proper credentials in your environment.

PHP

1. The Cloud Firestore server client libraries (Java, Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, C#, and Ruby) use Google Application Default Credentials for authentication.
   • To authenticate from your development environment, set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable to point to a JSON service account key file. You can create a key file on the API Console Credentials page.

     export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="path/to/your/keyfile.json"

   • In your production environment, you do not need to authenticate if you run your application on App Engine or Compute Engine, using the same project that you use for Cloud Firestore. Otherwise, set up a service account.
2. Install and enable the gRPC extension for PHP, which you will need to use the client library.
3. Add the Cloud Firestore PHP library to your app:

   composer require google/cloud-firestore

C#

1. The Cloud Firestore server client libraries (Java, Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, C#, and Ruby) use Google Application Default Credentials for authentication.
   • To authenticate from your development environment, set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable to point to a JSON service account key file. You can create a key file on the API Console Credentials page.

     export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="path/to/your/keyfile.json"

   • In your production environment, you do not need to authenticate if you run your application on App Engine or Compute Engine, using the same project that you use for Cloud Firestore. Otherwise, set up a service account.
2. Add the Cloud Firestore C# library to your app in your .csproj file:

   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Google.Cloud.Firestore" Version="1.1.0-beta01" />
   </ItemGroup>

3. Add the following to your Program.cs file:

   using Google.Cloud.Firestore;

Ruby

1. The Cloud Firestore server client libraries (Java, Node.js, Python, Go, PHP, C#, and Ruby) use Google Application Default Credentials for authentication.
   • To authenticate from your development environment, set the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable to point to a JSON service account key file. You can create a key file on the API Console Credentials page.

     export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="path/to/your/keyfile.json"

   • In your production environment, you do not need to authenticate if you run your application on App Engine or Compute Engine, using the same project that you use for Cloud Firestore. Otherwise, set up a service account.
2. Add the Cloud Firestore Ruby library to your app in your Gemfile:

   gem "google-cloud-firestore"

3. Install dependencies from your Gemfile using:

   bundle install

Web

// Initialize Cloud Firestore through Firebase
firebase.initializeApp({
  apiKey: '### FIREBASE API KEY ###',
  authDomain: '### FIREBASE AUTH DOMAIN ###',
  projectId: '### CLOUD FIRESTORE PROJECT ID ###'
});

var db = firebase.firestore();

Swift

import Firebase

FirebaseApp.configure()

let db = Firestore.firestore()
AppDelegate.swift

Objective-C

@import Firebase;

// Use Firebase library to configure APIs
[FIRApp configure];

FIRFirestore *defaultFirestore = [FIRFirestore firestore];
AppDelegate.m
  

Java

// Access a Cloud Firestore instance from your Activity
FirebaseFirestore db = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance();
DocSnippets.java

Kotlin

// Access a Cloud Firestore instance from your Activity
val db = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance()
DocSnippets.kt

Java

import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.cloud.firestore.Firestore;

import com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp;
import com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions;

// Use the application default credentials
GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.getApplicationDefault();
FirebaseOptions options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
    .setCredentials(credentials)
    .setProjectId(projectId)
    .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);

Firestore db = FirestoreClient.getFirestore();

import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.cloud.firestore.Firestore;

import com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp;
import com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions;

// Use a service account
InputStream serviceAccount = new FileInputStream("path/to/serviceAccount.json");
GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.fromStream(serviceAccount);
FirebaseOptions options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
    .setCredentials(credentials)
    .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);

Firestore db = FirestoreClient.getFirestore();

Python

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import firestore

# Use the application default credentials
cred = credentials.ApplicationDefault()
firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {
  'projectId': project_id,
})

db = firestore.client()

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import firestore

# Use a service account
cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccount.json')
firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)

db = firestore.client()

Node.js

• Initialize on Cloud Functions

  const admin = require('firebase-admin');
  const functions = require('firebase-functions');
  
  admin.initializeApp(functions.config().firebase);
  
  let db = admin.firestore();
  index.js
  

• Initialize on Google Cloud Platform

  const admin = require('firebase-admin');
  
  admin.initializeApp({
    credential: admin.credential.applicationDefault()
  });
  
  const db = admin.firestore();
  // ...
  index.js
  

• Initialize on your own server

  To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server (or any other Node.js environment), use a service account. Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Cloud Platform Console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

  const admin = require('firebase-admin');
  
  let serviceAccount = require('path/to/serviceAccountKey.json');
  
  admin.initializeApp({
    credential: admin.credential.cert(serviceAccount)
  });
  
  let db = admin.firestore();
  index.js
  

Go

import (
  "log"

  firebase "firebase.google.com/go"
  "google.golang.org/api/option"
)

// Use the application default credentials
ctx := context.Background()
conf := &firebase.Config{ProjectID: projectID}
app, err := firebase.NewApp(ctx, conf)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}

client, err := app.Firestore(ctx)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}
defer client.Close()

import (
  "log"

  firebase "firebase.google.com/go"
  "google.golang.org/api/option"
)

// Use a service account
ctx := context.Background()
sa := option.WithCredentialsFile("path/to/serviceAccount.json")
app, err := firebase.NewApp(ctx, nil, sa)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}

client, err := app.Firestore(ctx)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}
defer client.Close()

PHP

use Google\Cloud\Firestore\FirestoreClient;

/**
 * Initialize Cloud Firestore with default project ID.
 * ```
 * initialize();
 * ```
 */
function initialize()
{
    // Create the Cloud Firestore client
    $db = new FirestoreClient();
    printf('Created Cloud Firestore client with default project ID.' . PHP_EOL);
}
initialize.php

C#

FirestoreDb db = FirestoreDb.Create(project);
Console.WriteLine("Created Cloud Firestore client with project ID: {0}", project);
Program.cs

Ruby

require "google/cloud/firestore"

firestore = Google::Cloud::Firestore.new project_id: project_id

puts "Created Cloud Firestore client with given project ID."
quickstart.rb

Web

db.collection("users").add({
    first: "Ada",
    last: "Lovelace",
    born: 1815
})
.then(function(docRef) {
    console.log("Document written with ID: ", docRef.id);
})
.catch(function(error) {
    console.error("Error adding document: ", error);
});
test.firestore.js

Swift

// Add a new document with a generated ID
var ref: DocumentReference? = nil
ref = db.collection("users").addDocument(data: [
    "first": "Ada",
    "last": "Lovelace",
    "born": 1815
]) { err in
    if let err = err {
        print("Error adding document: \(err)")
    } else {
        print("Document added with ID: \(ref!.documentID)")
    }
}
ViewController.swift

Objective-C

// Add a new document with a generated ID
__block FIRDocumentReference *ref =
    [[self.db collectionWithPath:@"users"] addDocumentWithData:@{
      @"first": @"Ada",
      @"last": @"Lovelace",
      @"born": @1815
    } completion:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
      if (error != nil) {
        NSLog(@"Error adding document: %@", error);
      } else {
        NSLog(@"Document added with ID: %@", ref.documentID);
      }
    }];
ViewController.m
  

Java

// Create a new user with a first and last name
Map<String, Object> user = new HashMap<>();
user.put("first", "Ada");
user.put("last", "Lovelace");
user.put("born", 1815);

// Add a new document with a generated ID
db.collection("users")
        .add(user)
        .addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<DocumentReference>() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(DocumentReference documentReference) {
                Log.d(TAG, "DocumentSnapshot added with ID: " + documentReference.getId());
            }
        })
        .addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
                Log.w(TAG, "Error adding document", e);
            }
        });
DocSnippets.java

Kotlin

// Create a new user with a first and last name
val user = hashMapOf(
        "first" to "Ada",
        "last" to "Lovelace",
        "born" to 1815
)

// Add a new document with a generated ID
db.collection("users")
    .add(user)
    .addOnSuccessListener { documentReference ->
        Log.d(TAG, "DocumentSnapshot added with ID: ${documentReference.id}")
    }
    .addOnFailureListener { e ->
        Log.w(TAG, "Error adding document", e)
    }
DocSnippets.kt

Java

DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("users").document("alovelace");
// Add document data  with id "alovelace" using a hashmap
Map<String, Object> data = new HashMap<>();
data.put("first", "Ada");
data.put("last", "Lovelace");
data.put("born", 1815);
//asynchronously write data
ApiFuture<WriteResult> result = docRef.set(data);
// ...
// result.get() blocks on response
System.out.println("Update time : " + result.get().getUpdateTime());
Quickstart.java
  

Python

doc_ref = db.collection(u'users').document(u'alovelace')
doc_ref.set({
    u'first': u'Ada',
    u'last': u'Lovelace',
    u'born': 1815
})
snippets.py
  

Node.js

let docRef = db.collection('users').doc('alovelace');

let setAda = docRef.set({
  first: 'Ada',
  last: 'Lovelace',
  born: 1815
});
index.js
  

Go

_, _, err = client.Collection("users").Add(ctx, map[string]interface{}{
	"first": "Ada",
	"last":  "Lovelace",
	"born":  1815,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalf("Failed adding alovelace: %v", err)
}
main.go
  

PHP

$docRef = $db->collection('users')->document('lovelace');
$docRef->set([
    'first' => 'Ada',
    'last' => 'Lovelace',
    'born' => 1815
]);
printf('Added data to the lovelace document in the users collection.' . PHP_EOL);
add_data.php
  

C#

DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("users").Document("alovelace");
Dictionary<string, object> user = new Dictionary<string, object>
{
    { "First", "Ada" },
    { "Last", "Lovelace" },
    { "Born", 1815 }
};
await docRef.SetAsync(user);
Program.cs
  

Ruby

doc_ref = firestore.doc "users/alovelace"

doc_ref.set(
  first: "Ada",
  last:  "Lovelace",
  born:  1815
)

puts "Added data to the alovelace document in the users collection."
quickstart.rb
  

Web

// Add a second document with a generated ID.
db.collection("users").add({
    first: "Alan",
    middle: "Mathison",
    last: "Turing",
    born: 1912
})
.then(function(docRef) {
    console.log("Document written with ID: ", docRef.id);
})
.catch(function(error) {
    console.error("Error adding document: ", error);
});
test.firestore.js

Swift

// Add a second document with a generated ID.
ref = db.collection("users").addDocument(data: [
    "first": "Alan",
    "middle": "Mathison",
    "last": "Turing",
    "born": 1912
]) { err in
    if let err = err {
        print("Error adding document: \(err)")
    } else {
        print("Document added with ID: \(ref!.documentID)")
    }
}
ViewController.swift

Objective-C

// Add a second document with a generated ID.
__block FIRDocumentReference *ref =
    [[self.db collectionWithPath:@"users"] addDocumentWithData:@{
      @"first": @"Alan",
      @"middle": @"Mathison",
      @"last": @"Turing",
      @"born": @1912
    } completion:^(NSError * _Nullable error) {
      if (error != nil) {
        NSLog(@"Error adding document: %@", error);
      } else {
        NSLog(@"Document added with ID: %@", ref.documentID);
      }
    }];
ViewController.m
  

Java

// Create a new user with a first, middle, and last name
Map<String, Object> user = new HashMap<>();
user.put("first", "Alan");
user.put("middle", "Mathison");
user.put("last", "Turing");
user.put("born", 1912);

// Add a new document with a generated ID
db.collection("users")
        .add(user)
        .addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<DocumentReference>() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(DocumentReference documentReference) {
                Log.d(TAG, "DocumentSnapshot added with ID: " + documentReference.getId());
            }
        })
        .addOnFailureListener(new OnFailureListener() {
            @Override
            public void onFailure(@NonNull Exception e) {
                Log.w(TAG, "Error adding document", e);
            }
        });
DocSnippets.java

Kotlin

// Create a new user with a first, middle, and last name
val user = hashMapOf(
        "first" to "Alan",
        "middle" to "Mathison",
        "last" to "Turing",
        "born" to 1912
)

// Add a new document with a generated ID
db.collection("users")
    .add(user)
    .addOnSuccessListener { documentReference ->
        Log.d(TAG, "DocumentSnapshot added with ID: ${documentReference.id}")
    }
    .addOnFailureListener { e ->
        Log.w(TAG, "Error adding document", e)
    }
DocSnippets.kt

Java

DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("users").document("aturing");
// Add document data with an additional field ("middle")
Map<String, Object> data = new HashMap<>();
data.put("first", "Alan");
data.put("middle", "Mathison");
data.put("last", "Turing");
data.put("born", 1912);

ApiFuture<WriteResult> result = docRef.set(data);
System.out.println("Update time : " + result.get().getUpdateTime());
Quickstart.java
  

Python

doc_ref = db.collection(u'users').document(u'aturing')
doc_ref.set({
    u'first': u'Alan',
    u'middle': u'Mathison',
    u'last': u'Turing',
    u'born': 1912
})
snippets.py
  

Node.js

let aTuringRef = db.collection('users').doc('aturing');

let setAlan = aTuringRef.set({
  'first': 'Alan',
  'middle': 'Mathison',
  'last': 'Turing',
  'born': 1912
});
index.js
  

Go

_, _, err = client.Collection("users").Add(ctx, map[string]interface{}{
	"first":  "Alan",
	"middle": "Mathison",
	"last":   "Turing",
	"born":   1912,
})
if err != nil {
	log.Fatalf("Failed adding aturing: %v", err)
}
main.go
  

PHP

$docRef = $db->collection('users')->document('aturing');
$docRef->set([
    'first' => 'Alan',
    'middle' => 'Mathison',
    'last' => 'Turing',
    'born' => 1912
]);
printf('Added data to the aturing document in the users collection.' . PHP_EOL);
add_data.php
  

C#

DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("users").Document("aturing");
Dictionary<string, object> user = new Dictionary<string, object>
{
    { "First", "Alan" },
    { "Middle", "Mathison" },
    { "Last", "Turing" },
    { "Born", 1912 }
};
await docRef.SetAsync(user);
Program.cs
  

Ruby

doc_ref = firestore.doc "users/aturing"

doc_ref.set(
  first:  "Alan",
  middle: "Mathison",
  last:   "Turing",
  born:   1912
)

puts "Added data to the aturing document in the users collection."
quickstart.rb
  

Web

db.collection("users").get().then((querySnapshot) => {
    querySnapshot.forEach((doc) => {
        console.log(`${doc.id} => ${doc.data()}`);
    });
});
test.firestore.js

Swift

db.collection("users").getDocuments() { (querySnapshot, err) in
    if let err = err {
        print("Error getting documents: \(err)")
    } else {
        for document in querySnapshot!.documents {
            print("\(document.documentID) => \(document.data())")
        }
    }
}
ViewController.swift

Objective-C

[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"users"]
    getDocumentsWithCompletion:^(FIRQuerySnapshot * _Nullable snapshot,
                                 NSError * _Nullable error) {
      if (error != nil) {
        NSLog(@"Error getting documents: %@", error);
      } else {
        for (FIRDocumentSnapshot *document in snapshot.documents) {
          NSLog(@"%@ => %@", document.documentID, document.data);
        }
      }
    }];
ViewController.m
  

Java

db.collection("users")
        .get()
        .addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<QuerySnapshot>() {
            @Override
            public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<QuerySnapshot> task) {
                if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                    for (QueryDocumentSnapshot document : task.getResult()) {
                        Log.d(TAG, document.getId() + " => " + document.getData());
                    }
                } else {
                    Log.w(TAG, "Error getting documents.", task.getException());
                }
            }
        });
DocSnippets.java

Kotlin

db.collection("users")
        .get()
        .addOnSuccessListener { result ->
            for (document in result) {
                Log.d(TAG, "${document.id} => ${document.data}")
            }
        }
        .addOnFailureListener { exception ->
            Log.w(TAG, "Error getting documents.", exception)
        }
DocSnippets.kt

Java

// asynchronously retrieve all users
ApiFuture<QuerySnapshot> query = db.collection("users").get();
// ...
// query.get() blocks on response
QuerySnapshot querySnapshot = query.get();
List<QueryDocumentSnapshot> documents = querySnapshot.getDocuments();
for (QueryDocumentSnapshot document : documents) {
  System.out.println("User: " + document.getId());
  System.out.println("First: " + document.getString("first"));
  if (document.contains("middle")) {
    System.out.println("Middle: " + document.getString("middle"));
  }
  System.out.println("Last: " + document.getString("last"));
  System.out.println("Born: " + document.getLong("born"));
}
Quickstart.java
  

Python

users_ref = db.collection(u'users')
docs = users_ref.stream()

for doc in docs:
    print(u'{} => {}'.format(doc.id, doc.to_dict()))
snippets.py
  

Node.js

db.collection('users').get()
  .then((snapshot) => {
    snapshot.forEach((doc) => {
      console.log(doc.id, '=>', doc.data());
    });
  })
  .catch((err) => {
    console.log('Error getting documents', err);
  });
index.js
  

Go

iter := client.Collection("users").Documents(ctx)
for {
	doc, err := iter.Next()
	if err == iterator.Done {
		break
	}
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to iterate: %v", err)
	}
	fmt.Println(doc.Data())
}
main.go
  

PHP

$usersRef = $db->collection('users');
$snapshot = $usersRef->documents();
foreach ($snapshot as $user) {
    printf('User: %s' . PHP_EOL, $user->id());
    printf('First: %s' . PHP_EOL, $user['first']);
    if (!empty($user['middle'])) {
        printf('Middle: %s' . PHP_EOL, $user['middle']);
    }
    printf('Last: %s' . PHP_EOL, $user['last']);
    printf('Born: %d' . PHP_EOL, $user['born']);
    printf(PHP_EOL);
}
printf('Retrieved and printed out all documents from the users collection.' . PHP_EOL);
get_all.php
  

C#

CollectionReference usersRef = db.Collection("users");
QuerySnapshot snapshot = await usersRef.GetSnapshotAsync();
foreach (DocumentSnapshot document in snapshot.Documents)
{
    Console.WriteLine("User: {0}", document.Id);
    Dictionary<string, object> documentDictionary = document.ToDictionary();
    Console.WriteLine("First: {0}", documentDictionary["First"]);
    if (documentDictionary.ContainsKey("Middle"))
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Middle: {0}", documentDictionary["Middle"]);
    }
    Console.WriteLine("Last: {0}", documentDictionary["Last"]);
    Console.WriteLine("Born: {0}", documentDictionary["Born"]);
    Console.WriteLine();
}
Program.cs
  

Ruby

users_ref = firestore.col "users"
users_ref.get do |user|
  puts "#{user.document_id} data: #{user.data}."
end
quickstart.rb
  

Auth required

// Allow read/write access on all documents to any user signed in to the application
service cloud.firestore {
  match /databases/{database}/documents {
    match /{document=**} {
      allow read, write: if request.auth.uid != null;
    }
  }
}

Locked mode

// Deny read/write access to all users under any conditions
service cloud.firestore {
  match /databases/{database}/documents {
    match /{document=**} {
      allow read, write: if false;
    }
  }
}

Test mode

// Allow read/write access to all users under any conditions
// Warning: **NEVER** use this rule set in production; it allows
// anyone to overwrite your entire database.
service cloud.firestore {
  match /databases/{database}/documents {
    match /{document=**} {
      allow read, write: if true;
    }
  }
}

Web

iOS

Android