How-to guides

Firestore basics for managing data

• Adding data

  Write data to Firestore.

• Deleting data

  Delete documents and collections in 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 Firestore documents using the managed export and import service.

• Moving data between projects

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

Firestore queries

• Getting data

  Read one or more documents from a 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 Firestore.

Securing data for mobile/web clients

• Getting started with security rules

  Learn how Firestore Security Rules work.

• Structuring security security rules

  How to structure your Firestore Security Rules.

• Writing conditions for security rules

  How to write conditions for your Firestore Security Rules.

• Securely querying data

  How to combine queries and Firestore Security Rules.

• Fixing insecure rules

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

• Testing security rules

  Test rules for Firestore with a locally run emulator.

• Securing data access for users and groups

  How to implement document access control in 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 Firestore with Cloud Functions

  How to handle events triggered from Firestore.

• Aggregation queries

  How to query for aggregate data in Firestore.

• Distributed counters

  How to use distributed counters in Firestore.

• Full text search

  How to implement full text search in Firestore.

• Building presence

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

• Deleting collections and subcollections

  How to delete whole collections and subcollections in Firestore.

• Sharded timestamps

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

• Using the Firestore REST API

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

• Scheduling data exports

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

• Automating database creation

  How to programmatically create a Firestore database.

Managing Firestore with the console

• Managing Firestore with the console

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

Monitoring usage

• Monitoring Firestore usage

  Learn how to monitor your Firestore usage.