Get started with Cloud Firestore

This quickstart shows you how to set up Cloud Firestore, add data, then view the data you just added in the Firebase console.

Create a Cloud Firestore database

  1. If you haven't already, create a Firebase project: In the Firebase console, click Add project, then follow the on-screen instructions to create a Firebase project or to add Firebase services to an existing GCP project.

  2. Navigate to the Cloud Firestore section of the Firebase console. You'll be prompted to select an existing Firebase project. Follow the database creation workflow.

  3. Select a starting mode for your Cloud Firestore Security Rules:

    Test mode

    Good for getting started with the mobile and web client libraries, but allows anyone to read and overwrite your data. After testing, make sure to review the Secure your data section.

    To get started with the web, Apple platforms, or Android SDK, select test mode.

    Locked mode

    Denies all reads and writes from mobile and web clients. Your authenticated application servers (C#, Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, or Ruby) can still access your database.

    To get started with the C#, Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, or Ruby server client library, select locked mode.

    Your initial set of Cloud Firestore Security Rules will apply to your default Cloud Firestore database. If you create multiple databases for your project, you can deploy Cloud Firestore Security Rules for each database.

  4. Select a location for your database.

    • This location setting is your project's default Google Cloud Platform (GCP) resource location. Note that this location will be used for GCP services in your project that require a location setting, specifically, your default Cloud Storage bucket and your App Engine app (which is required if you use Cloud Scheduler).

    • If you aren't able to select a location, then your project already has a default GCP resource location. It was set either during project creation or when setting up another service that requires a location setting.

  5. Click Done.

When you enable Cloud Firestore, it also enables the API in the Cloud API Manager.

Set up your development environment

Add the required dependencies and client libraries to your app.

Web namespaced API

  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/10.9.0/firebase-app-compat.js"></script>
    <script src="https://www.gstatic.com/firebasejs/10.9.0/firebase-firestore-compat.js"></script>
    The Cloud Firestore SDK is also available as an npm package.
    npm install firebase@10.9.0 --save
    
    You'll need to manually require both Firebase and Cloud Firestore.
    import firebase from "firebase/compat/app";
    // Required for side-effects
    import "firebase/firestore";
    

Web modular API

  1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your Web app.
  2. The Cloud Firestore SDK is available as an npm package.
    npm install firebase@10.9.0 --save
    
    You'll need to import both Firebase and Cloud Firestore.
    import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
    import { getFirestore } from "firebase/firestore";
    
iOS+

Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your Apple app.

Use Swift Package Manager to install and manage Firebase dependencies.

  1. In Xcode, with your app project open, navigate to File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency.
  2. When prompted, add the Firebase Apple platforms SDK repository:
  3.   https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk
      
  4. Choose the Firestore library.
  5. When finished, Xcode will automatically begin resolving and downloading your dependencies in the background.
Android
  1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your Android app.
  2. Using the Firebase Android BoM, declare the dependency for the Cloud Firestore library for Android in your module (app-level) Gradle file (usually app/build.gradle.kts or app/build.gradle).
    dependencies {
        // Import the BoM for the Firebase platform
        implementation(platform("com.google.firebase:firebase-bom:32.7.4"))
    
        // Declare the dependency for the Cloud Firestore library
        // When using the BoM, you don't specify versions in Firebase library dependencies
        implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore")
    }
    

    By using the Firebase Android BoM, your app will always use compatible versions of the Firebase Android libraries.

    (Alternative) Declare Firebase library dependencies without using the BoM

    If you choose not to use the Firebase BoM, you must specify each Firebase library version in its dependency line.

    Note that if you use multiple Firebase libraries in your app, we highly recommend using the BoM to manage library versions, which ensures that all versions are compatible.

    dependencies {
        // Declare the dependency for the Cloud Firestore library
        // When NOT using the BoM, you must specify versions in Firebase library dependencies
        implementation("com.google.firebase:firebase-firestore:24.10.3")
    }
    

    Looking for a Kotlin-specific library module? Starting with the October 2023 release, both Kotlin and Java developers can depend on the main library module (for details, see the FAQ about this initiative).

Dart

  1. If you haven't already, configure and initialize Firebase in your Flutter app.
  2. From the root of your Flutter project, run the following command to install the plugin:
    flutter pub add cloud_firestore
  3. Once complete, rebuild your Flutter application:
    flutter run
  4. Optional: Improve iOS & macOS build times by including the pre-compiled framework.

    Currently, the Firestore SDK for iOS depends on code that can take upwards of 5 minutes to build in Xcode. To reduce build times significantly, you can use a pre-compiled version by adding this line to the target 'Runner' do block in your Podfile:

    target 'Runner' do
      use_frameworks!
      use_modular_headers!
    
      pod 'FirebaseFirestore',
        :git => 'https://github.com/invertase/firestore-ios-sdk-frameworks.git',
        :tag => 'IOS_SDK_VERSION'
    
      flutter_install_all_ios_pods File.dirname(File.realpath(__FILE__))
      target 'RunnerTests' do
        inherit! :search_paths
      end
    end

    Replace IOS_SDK_VERSION with the version of the Firebase iOS SDK specified in firebase_core's firebase_sdk_version.rb file. If you're not using the latest version of firebase_core, look for this file in your local Pub package cache (usually ~/.pub-cache).

    Additionally, ensure that you have upgraded CocoaPods to 1.9.1 or higher:

    gem install cocoapods

    For more information see the issue on GitHub.

Java
  1. Add the Firebase Admin SDK to your app:
    • Using Gradle:
      compile 'com.google.firebase:firebase-admin:1.32.0'
      
    • Using Maven:
      <dependency>
        <groupId>com.google.firebase</groupId>
        <artifactId>firebase-admin</artifactId>
        <version>1.32.0</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.
C++
  1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your C++ project.
  2. C++ interface for Android.
    • Gradle dependencies. Add the following to your module (app-level) Gradle file (usually app/build.gradle):
              android.defaultConfig.externalNativeBuild.cmake {
                arguments "-DFIREBASE_CPP_SDK_DIR=$gradle.firebase_cpp_sdk_dir"
              }
      
              apply from: "$gradle.firebase_cpp_sdk_dir/Android/firebase_dependencies.gradle"
              firebaseCpp.dependencies {
                // earlier entries
                auth
                firestore
              }
              
    • Binary dependencies. Similarly, the recommended way to get the binary dependencies is to add the following to your CMakeLists.txt file:
              add_subdirectory(${FIREBASE_CPP_SDK_DIR} bin/ EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
              set(firebase_libs firebase_auth firebase_firestore firebase_app)
              # Replace the target name below with the actual name of your target,
              # for example, "native-lib".
              target_link_libraries(${YOUR_TARGET_NAME_HERE} "${firebase_libs}")
              
  3. To set up desktop integration, see Add Firebase to your C++ project.
Unity
  1. Follow the instructions to add Firebase to your Unity project.
  2. Use the Unity interface to configure your project to minify Android builds.
  3. You must minify the build to avoid the message Error while merging dex archives.

    • The option can be found in Player Settings > Android > Publishing Settings > Minify.
    • The options may differ in different versions of Unity so refer to the official Unity documentation and the Firebase Unity Build Debug Guide.
    • If, after enabling minification, the number of referenced methods still exceeds the limit, another option is to enable multidex in:
      • mainTemplate.gradle if Custom Gradle Template under Player Settings is enabled
      • or, the module-level build.gradle file, if you use Android Studio to build the exported project.
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

(Optional) Prototype and test with Firebase Local Emulator Suite

For mobile developers, before talking about how your app writes to and reads from Cloud Firestore, let's introduce a set of tools you can use to prototype and test Cloud Firestore functionality: Firebase Local Emulator Suite. If you're trying out different data models, optimizing your security rules, or working to find the most cost-effective way to interact with the back-end, being able to work locally without deploying live services can be a great idea.

A Cloud Firestore emulator is part of the Local Emulator Suite, which enables your app to interact with your emulated database content and config, as well as optionally your emulated project resources (functions, other databases, and security rules).

Using the Cloud Firestore emulator involves just a few steps:

  1. Adding a line of code to your app's test config to connect to the emulator.
  2. From the root of your local project directory, running firebase emulators:start.
  3. Making calls from your app's prototype code using a Cloud Firestore platform SDK as usual.

A detailed walkthrough involving Cloud Firestore and Cloud Functions is available. You should also have a look at the Local Emulator Suite introduction.

Initialize Cloud Firestore

Initialize an instance of Cloud Firestore:

Web modular API

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getFirestore } from "firebase/firestore";

// TODO: Replace the following with your app's Firebase project configuration
// See: https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592
const firebaseConfig = {
    FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION
};

// Initialize Firebase
const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);


// Initialize Cloud Firestore and get a reference to the service
const db = getFirestore(app);

Replace FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION with your web app's firebaseConfig.

To persist data when the device loses its connection, see the Enable Offline Data documentation.

Web namespaced API

import firebase from "firebase/app";
import "firebase/firestore";

// TODO: Replace the following with your app's Firebase project configuration
// See: https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592
const firebaseConfig = {
    FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION
};

// Initialize Firebase
firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);


// Initialize Cloud Firestore and get a reference to the service
const db = firebase.firestore();

Replace FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION with your web app's firebaseConfig.

To persist data when the device loses its connection, see the Enable Offline Data documentation.

Swift
Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
import FirebaseCore
import FirebaseFirestore
FirebaseApp.configure()

let db = Firestore.firestore()
Objective-C
Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
@import FirebaseCore;
@import FirebaseFirestore;

// Use Firebase library to configure APIs
[FIRApp configure];
  
FIRFirestore *defaultFirestore = [FIRFirestore firestore];

Kotlin+KTX

// Access a Cloud Firestore instance from your Activity
val db = Firebase.firestore

Java

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

Dart

db = FirebaseFirestore.instance;
Java
The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.
  • Initialize on Google Cloud
    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();
    
  • Initialize on your own server

    To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

    Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

    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
    The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.
  • Initialize on Google Cloud
    import firebase_admin
    from firebase_admin import firestore
    
    # Application Default credentials are automatically created.
    app = firebase_admin.initialize_app()
    db = firestore.client()

    An existing application default credential can also be used to initialize the SDK.

    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)
    db = firestore.client()
  • Initialize on your own server

    To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

    Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

    import firebase_admin
    from firebase_admin import credentials
    from firebase_admin import firestore
    
    # Use a service account.
    cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccount.json')
    
    app = firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)
    
    db = firestore.client()
  • Python

    The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.
  • Initialize on Google Cloud
    import firebase_admin
    from firebase_admin import firestore_async
    
    # Application Default credentials are automatically created.
    app = firebase_admin.initialize_app()
    db = firestore_async.client()

    An existing application default credential can also be used to initialize the SDK.

    import firebase_admin
    from firebase_admin import credentials
    from firebase_admin import firestore_async
    
    # Use the application default credentials.
    cred = credentials.ApplicationDefault()
    
    firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)
    db = firestore_async.client()
  • Initialize on your own server

    To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

    Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

    import firebase_admin
    from firebase_admin import credentials
    from firebase_admin import firestore_async
    
    # Use a service account.
    cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccount.json')
    
    app = firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)
    
    db = firestore_async.client()
  • C++
    // Make sure the call to `Create()` happens some time before you call Firestore::GetInstance().
    App::Create();
    Firestore* db = Firestore::GetInstance();
    Node.js
    The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.
    • Initialize on Cloud Functions
      const { initializeApp, applicationDefault, cert } = require('firebase-admin/app');
      const { getFirestore, Timestamp, FieldValue, Filter } = require('firebase-admin/firestore');
      initializeApp();
      
      const db = getFirestore();
      
    • Initialize on Google Cloud
      const { initializeApp, applicationDefault, cert } = require('firebase-admin/app');
      const { getFirestore, Timestamp, FieldValue, Filter } = require('firebase-admin/firestore');
      initializeApp({
        credential: applicationDefault()
      });
      
      const db = getFirestore();
    • 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 Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

      const { initializeApp, applicationDefault, cert } = require('firebase-admin/app');
      const { getFirestore, Timestamp, FieldValue, Filter } = require('firebase-admin/firestore');
      const serviceAccount = require('./path/to/serviceAccountKey.json');
      
      initializeApp({
        credential: cert(serviceAccount)
      });
      
      const db = getFirestore();
      
    Go
    The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.
  • Initialize on Google Cloud
    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()
    
  • Initialize on your own server

    To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

    Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

    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

    PHP

    For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

    use Google\Cloud\Firestore\FirestoreClient;
    
    /**
     * Initialize Cloud Firestore with default project ID.
     */
    function setup_client_create(string $projectId = null)
    {
        // Create the Cloud Firestore client
        if (empty($projectId)) {
            // The `projectId` parameter is optional and represents which project the
            // client will act on behalf of. If not supplied, the client falls back to
            // the default project inferred from the environment.
            $db = new FirestoreClient();
            printf('Created Cloud Firestore client with default project ID.' . PHP_EOL);
        } else {
            $db = new FirestoreClient([
                'projectId' => $projectId,
            ]);
            printf('Created Cloud Firestore client with project ID: %s' . PHP_EOL, $projectId);
        }
    }
    Unity
    using Firebase.Firestore;
    using Firebase.Extensions;
    FirebaseFirestore db = FirebaseFirestore.DefaultInstance;
    C#

    C#

    For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

    FirestoreDb db = FirestoreDb.Create(project);
    Console.WriteLine("Created Cloud Firestore client with project ID: {0}", project);
    Ruby
    require "google/cloud/firestore"
    
    # The `project_id` parameter is optional and represents which project the
    # client will act on behalf of. If not supplied, the client falls back to the
    # default project inferred from the environment.
    firestore = Google::Cloud::Firestore.new project_id: project_id
    
    puts "Created Cloud Firestore client with given project ID."

    Add data

    Cloud Firestore stores data in Documents, which are stored in Collections. Cloud Firestore creates collections and documents implicitly the first time you add data to the document. You do not need to explicitly create collections or documents.

    Create a new collection and a document using the following example code.

    Web modular API

    import { collection, addDoc } from "firebase/firestore"; 
    
    try {
      const docRef = await addDoc(collection(db, "users"), {
        first: "Ada",
        last: "Lovelace",
        born: 1815
      });
      console.log("Document written with ID: ", docRef.id);
    } catch (e) {
      console.error("Error adding document: ", e);
    }

    Web namespaced API

    db.collection("users").add({
        first: "Ada",
        last: "Lovelace",
        born: 1815
    })
    .then((docRef) => {
        console.log("Document written with ID: ", docRef.id);
    })
    .catch((error) => {
        console.error("Error adding document: ", error);
    });
    Swift
    Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
    // Add a new document with a generated ID
    do {
      let ref = try await db.collection("users").addDocument(data: [
        "first": "Ada",
        "last": "Lovelace",
        "born": 1815
      ])
      print("Document added with ID: \(ref.documentID)")
    } catch {
      print("Error adding document: \(error)")
    }
    Objective-C
    Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
    // 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);
          }
        }];

    Kotlin+KTX

    // 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)
        }

    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);
                }
            });

    Dart

    // Create a new user with a first and last name
    final user = <String, dynamic>{
      "first": "Ada",
      "last": "Lovelace",
      "born": 1815
    };
    
    // Add a new document with a generated ID
    db.collection("users").add(user).then((DocumentReference doc) =>
        print('DocumentSnapshot added with ID: ${doc.id}'));
    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());
    Python
    doc_ref = db.collection("users").document("alovelace")
    doc_ref.set({"first": "Ada", "last": "Lovelace", "born": 1815})

    Python

    doc_ref = db.collection("users").document("alovelace")
    await doc_ref.set({"first": "Ada", "last": "Lovelace", "born": 1815})
    C++
    // Add a new document with a generated ID
    Future<DocumentReference> user_ref =
        db->Collection("users").Add({{"first", FieldValue::String("Ada")},
                                     {"last", FieldValue::String("Lovelace")},
                                     {"born", FieldValue::Integer(1815)}});
    
    user_ref.OnCompletion([](const Future<DocumentReference>& future) {
      if (future.error() == Error::kErrorOk) {
        std::cout << "DocumentSnapshot added with ID: " << future.result()->id()
                  << std::endl;
      } else {
        std::cout << "Error adding document: " << future.error_message() << std::endl;
      }
    });
    Node.js
    const docRef = db.collection('users').doc('alovelace');
    
    await docRef.set({
      first: 'Ada',
      last: 'Lovelace',
      born: 1815
    });
    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)
    }
    PHP

    PHP

    For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

    $docRef = $db->collection('samples/php/users')->document('alovelace');
    $docRef->set([
        'first' => 'Ada',
        'last' => 'Lovelace',
        'born' => 1815
    ]);
    printf('Added data to the lovelace document in the users collection.' . PHP_EOL);
    Unity
    DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("users").Document("alovelace");
    Dictionary<string, object> user = new Dictionary<string, object>
    {
    	{ "First", "Ada" },
    	{ "Last", "Lovelace" },
    	{ "Born", 1815 },
    };
    docRef.SetAsync(user).ContinueWithOnMainThread(task => {
    	Debug.Log("Added data to the alovelace document in the users collection.");
    });
    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);
    Ruby
    doc_ref = firestore.doc "#{collection_path}/alovelace"
    
    doc_ref.set(
      {
        first: "Ada",
        last:  "Lovelace",
        born:  1815
      }
    )
    
    puts "Added data to the alovelace document in the users collection."

    Now add another document to the users collection. Notice that this document includes a key-value pair (middle name) that does not appear in the first document. Documents in a collection can contain different sets of information.

    Web modular API

    // Add a second document with a generated ID.
    import { addDoc, collection } from "firebase/firestore"; 
    
    try {
      const docRef = await addDoc(collection(db, "users"), {
        first: "Alan",
        middle: "Mathison",
        last: "Turing",
        born: 1912
      });
    
      console.log("Document written with ID: ", docRef.id);
    } catch (e) {
      console.error("Error adding document: ", e);
    }

    Web namespaced API

    // Add a second document with a generated ID.
    db.collection("users").add({
        first: "Alan",
        middle: "Mathison",
        last: "Turing",
        born: 1912
    })
    .then((docRef) => {
        console.log("Document written with ID: ", docRef.id);
    })
    .catch((error) => {
        console.error("Error adding document: ", error);
    });
    Swift
    Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
    // Add a second document with a generated ID.
    do {
      let ref = try await db.collection("users").addDocument(data: [
        "first": "Alan",
        "middle": "Mathison",
        "last": "Turing",
        "born": 1912
      ])
      print("Document added with ID: \(ref.documentID)")
    } catch {
      print("Error adding document: \(error)")
    }
    Objective-C
    Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
    // 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);
          }
        }];

    Kotlin+KTX

    // 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)
        }

    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);
                }
            });

    Dart

    // Create a new user with a first and last name
    final user = <String, dynamic>{
      "first": "Alan",
      "middle": "Mathison",
      "last": "Turing",
      "born": 1912
    };
    
    // Add a new document with a generated ID
    db.collection("users").add(user).then((DocumentReference doc) =>
        print('DocumentSnapshot added with ID: ${doc.id}'));
    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());
    Python
    doc_ref = db.collection("users").document("aturing")
    doc_ref.set({"first": "Alan", "middle": "Mathison", "last": "Turing", "born": 1912})

    Python

    doc_ref = db.collection("users").document("aturing")
    await doc_ref.set(
        {"first": "Alan", "middle": "Mathison", "last": "Turing", "born": 1912}
    )
    C++
    db->Collection("users")
        .Add({{"first", FieldValue::String("Alan")},
              {"middle", FieldValue::String("Mathison")},
              {"last", FieldValue::String("Turing")},
              {"born", FieldValue::Integer(1912)}})
        .OnCompletion([](const Future<DocumentReference>& future) {
          if (future.error() == Error::kErrorOk) {
            std::cout << "DocumentSnapshot added with ID: "
                      << future.result()->id() << std::endl;
          } else {
            std::cout << "Error adding document: " << future.error_message()
                      << std::endl;
          }
        });
    Node.js
    const aTuringRef = db.collection('users').doc('aturing');
    
    await aTuringRef.set({
      'first': 'Alan',
      'middle': 'Mathison',
      'last': 'Turing',
      'born': 1912
    });
    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)
    }
    PHP

    PHP

    For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

    $docRef = $db->collection('samples/php/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);
    Unity
    DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("users").Document("aturing");
    Dictionary<string, object> user = new Dictionary<string, object>
    {
    	{ "First", "Alan" },
    	{ "Middle", "Mathison" },
    	{ "Last", "Turing" },
    	{ "Born", 1912 }
    };
    docRef.SetAsync(user).ContinueWithOnMainThread(task => {
    	Debug.Log("Added data to the aturing document in the users collection.");
    });
    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);
    Ruby
    doc_ref = firestore.doc "#{collection_path}/aturing"
    
    doc_ref.set(
      {
        first:  "Alan",
        middle: "Mathison",
        last:   "Turing",
        born:   1912
      }
    )
    
    puts "Added data to the aturing document in the users collection."

    Read data

    Use the data viewer in the Firebase console to quickly verify that you've added data to Cloud Firestore.

    You can also use the "get" method to retrieve the entire collection.

    Web modular API

    import { collection, getDocs } from "firebase/firestore"; 
    
    const querySnapshot = await getDocs(collection(db, "users"));
    querySnapshot.forEach((doc) => {
      console.log(`${doc.id} => ${doc.data()}`);
    });

    Web namespaced API

    db.collection("users").get().then((querySnapshot) => {
        querySnapshot.forEach((doc) => {
            console.log(`${doc.id} => ${doc.data()}`);
        });
    });
    Swift
    Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
    do {
      let snapshot = try await db.collection("users").getDocuments()
      for document in snapshot.documents {
        print("\(document.documentID) => \(document.data())")
      }
    } catch {
      print("Error getting documents: \(error)")
    }
    Objective-C
    Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.
    [[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);
            }
          }
        }];

    Kotlin+KTX

    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)
        }

    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());
                    }
                }
            });

    Dart

    await db.collection("users").get().then((event) {
      for (var doc in event.docs) {
        print("${doc.id} => ${doc.data()}");
      }
    });
    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"));
    }
    Python
    users_ref = db.collection("users")
    docs = users_ref.stream()
    
    for doc in docs:
        print(f"{doc.id} => {doc.to_dict()}")

    Python

    users_ref = db.collection("users")
    docs = users_ref.stream()
    
    async for doc in docs:
        print(f"{doc.id} => {doc.to_dict()}")
    C++
    Future<QuerySnapshot> users = db->Collection("users").Get();
    users.OnCompletion([](const Future<QuerySnapshot>& future) {
      if (future.error() == Error::kErrorOk) {
        for (const DocumentSnapshot& document : future.result()->documents()) {
          std::cout << document << std::endl;
        }
      } else {
        std::cout << "Error getting documents: " << future.error_message()
                  << std::endl;
      }
    });
    Node.js
    const snapshot = await db.collection('users').get();
    snapshot.forEach((doc) => {
      console.log(doc.id, '=>', doc.data());
    });
    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())
    }
    PHP

    PHP

    For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

    $usersRef = $db->collection('samples/php/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);
    Unity
    CollectionReference usersRef = db.Collection("users");
    usersRef.GetSnapshotAsync().ContinueWithOnMainThread(task =>
    {
      QuerySnapshot snapshot = task.Result;
      foreach (DocumentSnapshot document in snapshot.Documents)
      {
        Debug.Log(String.Format("User: {0}", document.Id));
        Dictionary<string, object> documentDictionary = document.ToDictionary();
        Debug.Log(String.Format("First: {0}", documentDictionary["First"]));
        if (documentDictionary.ContainsKey("Middle"))
        {
          Debug.Log(String.Format("Middle: {0}", documentDictionary["Middle"]));
        }
    
        Debug.Log(String.Format("Last: {0}", documentDictionary["Last"]));
        Debug.Log(String.Format("Born: {0}", documentDictionary["Born"]));
      }
    
      Debug.Log("Read all data from the users collection.");
    });
    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();
    }
    Ruby
    users_ref = firestore.col collection_path
    users_ref.get do |user|
      puts "#{user.document_id} data: #{user.data}."
    end

    Secure your data

    If you're using the Web, Android, or Apple platforms SDK, use Firebase Authentication and Cloud Firestore Security Rules to secure your data in Cloud Firestore.

    Here are some basic rule sets you can use to get started. You can modify your security rules in the Rules tab of the console.

    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 != 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;
        }
      }
    }
    

    Before you deploy your Web, Android, or iOS app to production, also take steps to ensure that only your app clients can access your Cloud Firestore data. See the App Check documentation.

    If you're using one of the server SDKs, use Identity and Access Management (IAM) to secure your data in Cloud Firestore.

    Watch a video tutorial

    For detailed guidance on getting started with the Cloud Firestore mobile client libraries, watch one of the following video tutorials:

    Web
    iOS+
    Android

    You can find more videos in the Firebase YouTube channel.

    Next steps

    Deepen your knowledge with the following topics:

    • Codelabs — Learn to use Cloud Firestore in a real app by following the codelab for Android, iOS, or Web.
    • Data model — Learn more about how data is structured in Cloud Firestore, including hierarchical data and subcollections.
    • Add data — Learn more about creating and updating data in Cloud Firestore.
    • Get data — Learn more about how to retrieve data.
    • Perform simple and compound queries — Learn how to run simple and compound queries.
    • Order and limit queries Learn how to order and limit the data returned by your queries.