How-to Guides

Cloud Firestore Basics for Managing Data

• Adding Data

  Write data to Cloud Firestore.

• Updating Data

  Update data in existing documents.

• 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.

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.

• Performing Simple and Compound Queries

  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 in Cloud Firestore

  Create indexes for new queries in Cloud Firestore.

Securing Data

• Securing Data in Cloud Firestore

  Learn how to manage access to your Cloud Firestore resources.

• Securing Data for Server Clients

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

• Security Rules for Mobile/Web Clients

  Learn how Cloud Firestore Security Rules work.

• Customizing Rules for Mobile/Web Clients

  Write rules that secure your Cloud Firestore data.

• Testing Rules for Mobile/Web Clients

  Test rules for Cloud Firestore with a locally run emulator.

Cloud Functions

• Extending Cloud Firestore with Cloud Functions

  Learn how to handle events triggered from Cloud Firestore.

REST API

• Using the Cloud Firestore REST API

  Learn how to use the REST API to make calls to Cloud Firestore.

Firebase Console

• Managing Cloud Firestore with the Firebase Console

  Learn how to manage data, indexes, and Cloud Firestore Security Rules from the Firebase console.