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storage package

Cloud Storage for Firebase

Functions

Function	Description
function(app, ...)
getStorage(app, bucketUrl)	Gets a FirebaseStorage instance for the given Firebase app.
function(storage, ...)
connectStorageEmulator(storage, host, port, options)	Modify this FirebaseStorage instance to communicate with the Cloud Storage emulator.
ref(storage, url)	Returns a StorageReference for the given url.
function(ref, ...)
deleteObject(ref)	Deletes the object at this location.
getBlob(ref, maxDownloadSizeBytes)	Downloads the data at the object's location. Returns an error if the object is not found.To use this functionality, you have to whitelist your app's origin in your Cloud Storage bucket. See also https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/configuring-corsThis API is not available in Node.
getBytes(ref, maxDownloadSizeBytes)	Downloads the data at the object's location. Returns an error if the object is not found.To use this functionality, you have to whitelist your app's origin in your Cloud Storage bucket. See also https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/configuring-cors
getDownloadURL(ref)	Returns the download URL for the given StorageReference.
getMetadata(ref)	A `Promise` that resolves with the metadata for this object. If this object doesn't exist or metadata cannot be retrieved, the promise is rejected.
getStream(ref, maxDownloadSizeBytes)	Downloads the data at the object's location. Raises an error event if the object is not found.This API is only available in Node.
list(ref, options)	List items (files) and prefixes (folders) under this storage reference.List API is only available for Firebase Rules Version 2.GCS is a key-blob store. Firebase Storage imposes the semantic of '/' delimited folder structure. Refer to GCS's List API if you want to learn more.To adhere to Firebase Rules's Semantics, Firebase Storage does not support objects whose paths end with "/" or contain two consecutive "/"s. Firebase Storage List API will filter these unsupported objects. list() may fail if there are too many unsupported objects in the bucket.
listAll(ref)	List all items (files) and prefixes (folders) under this storage reference.This is a helper method for calling list() repeatedly until there are no more results. The default pagination size is 1000.Note: The results may not be consistent if objects are changed while this operation is running.Warning: `listAll` may potentially consume too many resources if there are too many results.
updateMetadata(ref, metadata)	Updates the metadata for this object.
uploadBytes(ref, data, metadata)	Uploads data to this object's location. The upload is not resumable.
uploadBytesResumable(ref, data, metadata)	Uploads data to this object's location. The upload can be paused and resumed, and exposes progress updates.
uploadString(ref, value, format, metadata)	Uploads a string to this object's location. The upload is not resumable.
function(storageOrRef, ...)
ref(storageOrRef, path)	Returns a StorageReference for the given path in the default bucket.

Classes

Class	Description
StorageError	An error returned by the Firebase Storage SDK.

Enumerations

Enumeration	Description
StorageErrorCode	Error codes that can be attached to `StorageError` objects.

Interfaces

Interface	Description
FirebaseStorage	A Firebase Storage instance.
FullMetadata	The full set of object metadata, including read-only properties.
ListOptions	The options `list()` accepts.
ListResult	Result returned by list().
SettableMetadata	Object metadata that can be set at any time.
StorageObserver	A stream observer for Firebase Storage.
StorageReference	Represents a reference to a Google Cloud Storage object. Developers can upload, download, and delete objects, as well as get/set object metadata.
UploadMetadata	Object metadata that can be set at upload.
UploadResult	Result returned from a non-resumable upload.
UploadTask	Represents the process of uploading an object. Allows you to monitor and manage the upload.
UploadTaskSnapshot	Holds data about the current state of the upload task.

Variables

Variable	Description
StringFormat	An enumeration of the possible string formats for upload.

Type Aliases

Type Alias	Description
StringFormat	An enumeration of the possible string formats for upload.
TaskEvent	An event that is triggered on a task.
TaskState	Represents the current state of a running upload.

function(app, ...)

getStorage(app, bucketUrl)

Gets a FirebaseStorage instance for the given Firebase app.

Signature:

export declare function getStorage(app?: FirebaseApp, bucketUrl?: string): FirebaseStorage;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
app	FirebaseApp	Firebase app to get FirebaseStorage instance for.
bucketUrl	string	The gs:// url to your Firebase Storage Bucket. If not passed, uses the app's default Storage Bucket.

Returns:

FirebaseStorage

A FirebaseStorage instance.

function(storage, ...)

connectStorageEmulator(storage, host, port, options)

Modify this FirebaseStorage instance to communicate with the Cloud Storage emulator.

Signature:

export declare function connectStorageEmulator(storage: FirebaseStorage, host: string, port: number, options?: {
    mockUserToken?: EmulatorMockTokenOptions | string;
}): void;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
storage	FirebaseStorage	The FirebaseStorage instance
host	string	The emulator host (ex: localhost)
port	number	The emulator port (ex: 5001)
options	{ mockUserToken?: EmulatorMockTokenOptions \| string; }	Emulator options. `options.mockUserToken` is the mock auth token to use for unit testing Security Rules.

Returns:

void

ref(storage, url)

Returns a StorageReference for the given url.

Signature:

export declare function ref(storage: FirebaseStorage, url?: string): StorageReference;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
storage	FirebaseStorage	FirebaseStorage instance.
url	string	URL. If empty, returns root reference.

Returns:

StorageReference

function(ref, ...)

deleteObject(ref)

Deletes the object at this location.

Signature:

export declare function deleteObject(ref: StorageReference): Promise<void>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference for object to delete.

Returns:

Promise<void>

A Promise that resolves if the deletion succeeds.

getBlob(ref, maxDownloadSizeBytes)

Downloads the data at the object's location. Returns an error if the object is not found.

To use this functionality, you have to whitelist your app's origin in your Cloud Storage bucket. See also https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/configuring-cors

This API is not available in Node.

Signature:

export declare function getBlob(ref: StorageReference, maxDownloadSizeBytes?: number): Promise<Blob>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference where data should be downloaded.
maxDownloadSizeBytes	number	If set, the maximum allowed size in bytes to retrieve.

Returns:

Promise<Blob>

A Promise that resolves with a Blob containing the object's bytes

getBytes(ref, maxDownloadSizeBytes)

Downloads the data at the object's location. Returns an error if the object is not found.

To use this functionality, you have to whitelist your app's origin in your Cloud Storage bucket. See also https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/configuring-cors

Signature:

export declare function getBytes(ref: StorageReference, maxDownloadSizeBytes?: number): Promise<ArrayBuffer>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference where data should be downloaded.
maxDownloadSizeBytes	number	If set, the maximum allowed size in bytes to retrieve.

Returns:

Promise<ArrayBuffer>

A Promise containing the object's bytes

getDownloadURL(ref)

Returns the download URL for the given StorageReference.

Signature:

export declare function getDownloadURL(ref: StorageReference): Promise<string>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference to get the download URL for.

Returns:

Promise<string>

A Promise that resolves with the download URL for this object.

getMetadata(ref)

A Promise that resolves with the metadata for this object. If this object doesn't exist or metadata cannot be retrieved, the promise is rejected.

Signature:

export declare function getMetadata(ref: StorageReference): Promise<FullMetadata>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference to get metadata from.

Returns:

Promise<FullMetadata>

getStream(ref, maxDownloadSizeBytes)

Downloads the data at the object's location. Raises an error event if the object is not found.

This API is only available in Node.

Signature:

export declare function getStream(ref: StorageReference, maxDownloadSizeBytes?: number): ReadableStream;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference where data should be downloaded.
maxDownloadSizeBytes	number	If set, the maximum allowed size in bytes to retrieve.

Returns:

ReadableStream

A stream with the object's data as bytes

list(ref, options)

List items (files) and prefixes (folders) under this storage reference.

List API is only available for Firebase Rules Version 2.

GCS is a key-blob store. Firebase Storage imposes the semantic of '/' delimited folder structure. Refer to GCS's List API if you want to learn more.

To adhere to Firebase Rules's Semantics, Firebase Storage does not support objects whose paths end with "/" or contain two consecutive "/"s. Firebase Storage List API will filter these unsupported objects. list() may fail if there are too many unsupported objects in the bucket.

Signature:

export declare function list(ref: StorageReference, options?: ListOptions): Promise<ListResult>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference to get list from.
options	ListOptions	See ListOptions for details.

Returns:

Promise<ListResult>

A Promise that resolves with the items and prefixes. prefixes contains references to sub-folders and items contains references to objects in this folder. nextPageToken can be used to get the rest of the results.

listAll(ref)

List all items (files) and prefixes (folders) under this storage reference.

This is a helper method for calling list() repeatedly until there are no more results. The default pagination size is 1000.

Signature:

export declare function listAll(ref: StorageReference): Promise<ListResult>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference to get list from.

Returns:

Promise<ListResult>

A Promise that resolves with all the items and prefixes under the current storage reference. prefixes contains references to sub-directories and items contains references to objects in this folder. nextPageToken is never returned.

updateMetadata(ref, metadata)

Updates the metadata for this object.

Signature:

export declare function updateMetadata(ref: StorageReference, metadata: SettableMetadata): Promise<FullMetadata>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference to update metadata for.
metadata	SettableMetadata	The new metadata for the object. Only values that have been explicitly set will be changed. Explicitly setting a value to null will remove the metadata.

Returns:

Promise<FullMetadata>

A Promise that resolves with the new metadata for this object.

uploadBytes(ref, data, metadata)

Uploads data to this object's location. The upload is not resumable.

Signature:

export declare function uploadBytes(ref: StorageReference, data: Blob | Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer, metadata?: UploadMetadata): Promise<UploadResult>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference where data should be uploaded.
data	Blob \| Uint8Array \| ArrayBuffer	The data to upload.
metadata	UploadMetadata	Metadata for the data to upload.

Returns:

Promise<UploadResult>

A Promise containing an UploadResult

uploadBytesResumable(ref, data, metadata)

Uploads data to this object's location. The upload can be paused and resumed, and exposes progress updates.

Signature:

export declare function uploadBytesResumable(ref: StorageReference, data: Blob | Uint8Array | ArrayBuffer, metadata?: UploadMetadata): UploadTask;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference where data should be uploaded.
data	Blob \| Uint8Array \| ArrayBuffer	The data to upload.
metadata	UploadMetadata	Metadata for the data to upload.

Returns:

UploadTask

An UploadTask

uploadString(ref, value, format, metadata)

Uploads a string to this object's location. The upload is not resumable.

Signature:

export declare function uploadString(ref: StorageReference, value: string, format?: StringFormat, metadata?: UploadMetadata): Promise<UploadResult>;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ref	StorageReference	StorageReference where string should be uploaded.
value	string	The string to upload.
format	StringFormat	The format of the string to upload.
metadata	UploadMetadata	Metadata for the string to upload.

Returns:

Promise<UploadResult>

A Promise containing an UploadResult

function(storageOrRef, ...)

ref(storageOrRef, path)

Returns a StorageReference for the given path in the default bucket.

Signature:

export declare function ref(storageOrRef: FirebaseStorage | StorageReference, path?: string): StorageReference;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
storageOrRef	FirebaseStorage \| StorageReference	FirebaseStorage or StorageReference.
path	string

Returns:

StorageReference

StringFormat

An enumeration of the possible string formats for upload.

Signature:

StringFormat: {
    readonly RAW: "raw";
    readonly BASE64: "base64";
    readonly BASE64URL: "base64url";
    readonly DATA_URL: "data_url";
}

StringFormat

An enumeration of the possible string formats for upload.

Signature:

export declare type StringFormat = (typeof StringFormat)[keyof typeof StringFormat];

TaskEvent

An event that is triggered on a task.

Signature:

export declare type TaskEvent = 'state_changed';

TaskState

Represents the current state of a running upload.

Signature:

export declare type TaskState = 'running' | 'paused' | 'success' | 'canceled' | 'error';

StorageErrorCode

Error codes that can be attached to StorageError objects.

Signature:

export declare enum StorageErrorCode

Enumeration Members

Member	Value	Description
APP_DELETED	`"app-deleted"`
BUCKET_NOT_FOUND	`"bucket-not-found"`
CANCELED	`"canceled"`
CANNOT_SLICE_BLOB	`"cannot-slice-blob"`
INTERNAL_ERROR	`"internal-error"`
INVALID_ARGUMENT	`"invalid-argument"`
INVALID_ARGUMENT_COUNT	`"invalid-argument-count"`
INVALID_CHECKSUM	`"invalid-checksum"`
INVALID_DEFAULT_BUCKET	`"invalid-default-bucket"`
INVALID_EVENT_NAME	`"invalid-event-name"`
INVALID_FORMAT	`"invalid-format"`
INVALID_ROOT_OPERATION	`"invalid-root-operation"`
INVALID_URL	`"invalid-url"`
NO_DEFAULT_BUCKET	`"no-default-bucket"`
NO_DOWNLOAD_URL	`"no-download-url"`
OBJECT_NOT_FOUND	`"object-not-found"`
PROJECT_NOT_FOUND	`"project-not-found"`
QUOTA_EXCEEDED	`"quota-exceeded"`
RETRY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED	`"retry-limit-exceeded"`
SERVER_FILE_WRONG_SIZE	`"server-file-wrong-size"`
UNAUTHENTICATED	`"unauthenticated"`
UNAUTHORIZED	`"unauthorized"`
UNAUTHORIZED_APP	`"unauthorized-app"`
UNKNOWN	`"unknown"`
UNSUPPORTED_ENVIRONMENT	`"unsupported-environment"`