How-to guides

Cloud Firestore basics for managing data

• Adding data

  Write data to Cloud Firestore.

• Deleting data

  Delete documents and collections in Cloud Firestore.

• Transactions and batch writes

  Read and update more than one document as an atomic operation.

• Enabling offline data

  Persist data when the user's device is offline.

• Exporting and importing data

  How to export and import Cloud Firestore documents using the managed export and import service.

• Moving data between projects

  How to use the managed import and export features to move Cloud Firestore data from one project to another.

Cloud Firestore queries

• Getting data

  Read one or more documents from a Cloud Firestore database.

• Getting realtime updates

  Listen to document changes and get updates.

• Querying and filtering data

  Filter the results of a query.

• Ordering and limiting data

  Sort and limit the results of a query.

• Paginating data with query cursors

  Batch and paginate query results with query cursors.

• Managing indexes

  Create indexes for new queries in Cloud Firestore.

Securing data for mobile/web clients

• Getting started with security rules

  Learn how Cloud Firestore Security Rules work.

• Structuring security security rules

  How to structure your Cloud Firestore Security Rules.

• Writing conditions for security rules

  How to write conditions for your Cloud Firestore Security Rules.

• Securely querying data

  How to combine queries and Cloud Firestore Security Rules.

• Fixing insecure rules

  Review and resolve common pitfalls that lead to security vulnerabilities in Cloud Firestore.

• Testing security rules

  Test rules for Cloud Firestore with a locally run emulator.

• Securing data access for users and groups

  How to implement document access control in Cloud Firestore.

Securing data for server clients

• Securing data for server clients

  How to manage access to your resources with Identity and Access Management (IAM).

Solutions for advanced use cases

• Extending Cloud Firestore with Cloud Functions

  How to handle events triggered from Cloud Firestore.

• Aggregation queries

  How to query for aggregate data in Cloud Firestore.

• Distributed counters

  How to use distributed counters in Cloud Firestore.

• Full text search

  How to implement full text search in Cloud Firestore.

• Building presence

  How to build presence, or user availability, in Cloud Firestore.

• Deleting collections and subcollections

  How to delete whole collections and subcollections in Cloud Firestore.

• Sharded timestamps

  How to use the sharded timestamp technique in collections with high write rates and that contain documents with timestamps.

• Using the Cloud Firestore REST API

  How to use the REST API to make calls to Cloud Firestore.

• Scheduling data exports

  How to schedule exports of your Cloud Firestore data using Cloud Functions and Cloud Scheduler.

Managing Cloud Firestore with the console

• Managing Cloud Firestore with the console

  Learn how to manage data and indexes from the Google Cloud Console.

Monitoring usage

• Monitoring Cloud Firestore usage

  Learn how to monitor your Cloud Firestore usage.