Get real-time updates
You can listen to a document with the onSnapshot()
method. An initial
call using the callback you provide creates a document snapshot immediately with
the current contents of the single document. Then, each time
the contents change, another call updates the document snapshot.
Web version 9
import { doc, onSnapshot } from "firebase/firestore"; const unsub = onSnapshot(doc(db, "cities", "SF"), (doc) => { console.log("Current data: ", doc.data()); });
Web version 8
db.collection("cities").doc("SF") .onSnapshot((doc) => { console.log("Current data: ", doc.data()); });
Swift
db.collection("cities").document("SF") .addSnapshotListener { documentSnapshot, error in guard let document = documentSnapshot else { print("Error fetching document: \(error!)") return } guard let data = document.data() else { print("Document data was empty.") return } print("Current data: \(data)") }
Objective-C
[[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] documentWithPath:@"SF"] addSnapshotListener:^(FIRDocumentSnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) { if (snapshot == nil) { NSLog(@"Error fetching document: %@", error); return; } NSLog(@"Current data: %@", snapshot.data); }];
Kotlin+KTX
Android
val docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF") docRef.addSnapshotListener { snapshot, e -> if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "Listen failed.", e) return@addSnapshotListener } if (snapshot != null && snapshot.exists()) { Log.d(TAG, "Current data: ${snapshot.data}") } else { Log.d(TAG, "Current data: null") } }
Java
Android
final DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF"); docRef.addSnapshotListener(new EventListener<DocumentSnapshot>() { @Override public void onEvent(@Nullable DocumentSnapshot snapshot, @Nullable FirebaseFirestoreException e) { if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "Listen failed.", e); return; } if (snapshot != null && snapshot.exists()) { Log.d(TAG, "Current data: " + snapshot.getData()); } else { Log.d(TAG, "Current data: null"); } } });
Dart
final docRef = db.collection("cities").doc("SF"); docRef.snapshots().listen( (event) => print("current data: ${event.data()}"), onError: (error) => print("Listen failed: $error"), );
Often, you want your UI to react to changes in the contents of a Firestore
document or collection. You can do so with a StreamBuilder
widget that consumes the Firestore snapshot stream:
class UserInformation extends StatefulWidget { @override _UserInformationState createState() => _UserInformationState(); } class _UserInformationState extends State<UserInformation> { final Stream<QuerySnapshot> _usersStream = FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('users').snapshots(); @override Widget build(BuildContext context) { return StreamBuilder<QuerySnapshot>( stream: _usersStream, builder: (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<QuerySnapshot> snapshot) { if (snapshot.hasError) { return const Text('Something went wrong'); } if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.waiting) { return const Text("Loading"); } return ListView( children: snapshot.data!.docs .map((DocumentSnapshot document) { Map<String, dynamic> data = document.data()! as Map<String, dynamic>; return ListTile( title: Text(data['full_name']), subtitle: Text(data['company']), ); }) .toList() .cast(), ); }, ); } }
Java
Python
C++
DocumentReference doc_ref = db->Collection("cities").Document("SF"); doc_ref.AddSnapshotListener( [](const DocumentSnapshot& snapshot, Error error, const std::string& errorMsg) { if (error == Error::kErrorOk) { if (snapshot.exists()) { std::cout << "Current data: " << snapshot << std::endl; } else { std::cout << "Current data: null" << std::endl; } } else { std::cout << "Listen failed: " << error << std::endl; } });
Node.js
Go
PHP
// Not supported in the PHP client library
Unity
DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("cities").Document("SF"); docRef.Listen(snapshot => { Debug.Log("Callback received document snapshot."); Debug.Log(String.Format("Document data for {0} document:", snapshot.Id)); Dictionary<string, object> city = snapshot.ToDictionary(); foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> pair in city) { Debug.Log(String.Format("{0}: {1}", pair.Key, pair.Value)); } });
C#
Ruby
Events for local changes
Local writes in your app will invoke snapshot listeners immediately. This is because of an important feature called "latency compensation." When you perform a write, your listeners will be notified with the new data before the data is sent to the backend.
Retrieved documents have a metadata.hasPendingWrites
property that indicates
whether the document has local changes that haven't been written to the backend
yet. You can use this property to determine the source of events received by
your snapshot listener:
Web version 9
import { doc, onSnapshot } from "firebase/firestore"; const unsub = onSnapshot(doc(db, "cities", "SF"), (doc) => { const source = doc.metadata.hasPendingWrites ? "Local" : "Server"; console.log(source, " data: ", doc.data()); });
Web version 8
db.collection("cities").doc("SF") .onSnapshot((doc) => { var source = doc.metadata.hasPendingWrites ? "Local" : "Server"; console.log(source, " data: ", doc.data()); });
Swift
db.collection("cities").document("SF") .addSnapshotListener { documentSnapshot, error in guard let document = documentSnapshot else { print("Error fetching document: \(error!)") return } let source = document.metadata.hasPendingWrites ? "Local" : "Server" print("\(source) data: \(document.data() ?? [:])") }
Objective-C
[[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] documentWithPath:@"SF"] addSnapshotListener:^(FIRDocumentSnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) { if (snapshot == nil) { NSLog(@"Error fetching document: %@", error); return; } NSString *source = snapshot.metadata.hasPendingWrites ? @"Local" : @"Server"; NSLog(@"%@ data: %@", source, snapshot.data); }];
Kotlin+KTX
Android
val docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF") docRef.addSnapshotListener { snapshot, e -> if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "Listen failed.", e) return@addSnapshotListener } val source = if (snapshot != null && snapshot.metadata.hasPendingWrites()) { "Local" } else { "Server" } if (snapshot != null && snapshot.exists()) { Log.d(TAG, "$source data: ${snapshot.data}") } else { Log.d(TAG, "$source data: null") } }
Java
Android
final DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF"); docRef.addSnapshotListener(new EventListener<DocumentSnapshot>() { @Override public void onEvent(@Nullable DocumentSnapshot snapshot, @Nullable FirebaseFirestoreException e) { if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "Listen failed.", e); return; } String source = snapshot != null && snapshot.getMetadata().hasPendingWrites() ? "Local" : "Server"; if (snapshot != null && snapshot.exists()) { Log.d(TAG, source + " data: " + snapshot.getData()); } else { Log.d(TAG, source + " data: null"); } } });
Dart
final docRef = db.collection("cities").doc("SF"); docRef.snapshots().listen( (event) { final source = (event.metadata.hasPendingWrites) ? "Local" : "Server"; print("$source data: ${event.data()}"); }, onError: (error) => print("Listen failed: $error"), );
Java
# Not yet supported in the Java client library
Python
// Not yet supported in Python client library
C++
DocumentReference doc_ref = db->Collection("cities").Document("SF"); doc_ref.AddSnapshotListener([](const DocumentSnapshot& snapshot, Error error, const std::string& errorMsg) { if (error == Error::kErrorOk) { const char* source = snapshot.metadata().has_pending_writes() ? "Local" : "Server"; if (snapshot.exists()) { std::cout << source << " data: " << snapshot.Get("name").string_value() << std::endl; } else { std::cout << source << " data: null" << std::endl; } } else { std::cout << "Listen failed: " << error << std::endl; } });
Node.js
// Not yet supported in the Node.js client library
Go
// Not yet supported in the Go client library
PHP
// Not supported in the PHP client library
Unity
DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("cities").Document("SF"); docRef.Listen( snapshot => { string source = (snapshot != null && snapshot.Metadata.HasPendingWrites) ? "Local" : "Server"; string snapshotData = "null"; if (snapshot != null && snapshot.Exists) { System.Text.StringBuilder builder = new System.Text.StringBuilder(); IDictionary<string, object> dict = snapshot.ToDictionary(); foreach (var KVPair in dict) { builder.Append($"{KVPair.Key}: {KVPair.Value}\n"); } snapshotData = builder.ToString(); } Debug.Log($"{source} data: ${snapshotData}"); });
C#
// Not yet supported in the C# client library
Ruby
// Not yet supported in the Ruby client library
Events for metadata changes
When listening for changes to a document, collection, or query, you can pass options to control the granularity of events that your listener will receive.
By default, listeners are not notified of changes that only affect metadata. Consider what happens when your app writes a new document:
- A change event is immediately fired with the new data. The document
has not yet been written to the backend so the "pending writes"
flag is
true
. - The document is written to the backend.
- The backend notifies the client of the successful write. There is no
change to the document data, but there is a metadata change because
the "pending writes" flag is now
false
.
If you want to receive snapshot events when the document or query metadata changes, pass a listen options object when attaching your listener.
Web version 9
import { doc, onSnapshot } from "firebase/firestore"; const unsub = onSnapshot( doc(db, "cities", "SF"), { includeMetadataChanges: true }, (doc) => { // ... });
Web version 8
db.collection("cities").doc("SF") .onSnapshot({ // Listen for document metadata changes includeMetadataChanges: true }, (doc) => { // ... });
Swift
// Listen to document metadata. db.collection("cities").document("SF") .addSnapshotListener(includeMetadataChanges: true) { documentSnapshot, error in // ... }
Objective-C
// Listen for metadata changes. [[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] documentWithPath:@"SF"] addSnapshotListenerWithIncludeMetadataChanges:YES listener:^(FIRDocumentSnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) { // ... }];
Kotlin+KTX
Android
// Listen for metadata changes to the document. val docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF") docRef.addSnapshotListener(MetadataChanges.INCLUDE) { snapshot, e -> // ... }
Java
Android
// Listen for metadata changes to the document. DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF"); docRef.addSnapshotListener(MetadataChanges.INCLUDE, new EventListener<DocumentSnapshot>() { @Override public void onEvent(@Nullable DocumentSnapshot snapshot, @Nullable FirebaseFirestoreException e) { // ... } });
Dart
final docRef = db.collection("cities").doc("SF"); docRef.snapshots(includeMetadataChanges: true).listen((event) { // ... });
Java
// Not yet supported in the Java client library
Python
// Not yet supported in Python client library
C++
DocumentReference doc_ref = db->Collection("cities").Document("SF"); doc_ref.AddSnapshotListener( MetadataChanges::kInclude, [](const DocumentSnapshot& snapshot, Error error, const std::string& errorMsg) { /* ... */ });
Node.js
// Not yet supported the Node.js client library
Go
// Not yet supported in the Go client library
PHP
// Not supported in the PHP client library
Unity
DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("cities").Document("SF"); docRef.Listen(MetadataChanges.Include, snapshot => { // ... });
C#
// Not yet supported in the C# client library
Ruby
// Not yet supported in the Ruby client library
Configure listeners for local changes only
Firestore snapshot listeners take an initial snapshot from the local cache and concurrently fetch corresponding data from the server.
In some cases, you may not want follow-up fetches from the server. Client SDKs allow you to configure listeners to fire only with respect to data in the local cache. This helps you avoid unnecessary server calls and their costs, and leverage the client-side cache, which reflects local data and mutations.
Here, snapshot options are set in client code to allow listening for local changes only.
Web version 9
const unsubscribe = onSnapshot( doc(db, "cities", "SF"), { includeMetadataChanges: true, source:'cache' }, (documentSnapshot) => {//…} );
Web version 8
// Not yet supported in the Web namespaced API
Swift
// Set up listener options
let options = SnapshotListenOptions()
.withSource(ListenSource.cache)
.withIncludeMetadataChanges(true)
db.collection("cities").document("SF")
.addSnapshotListener(options: options) { documentSnapshot, error in
// ...
}
Objective-C
// Set up listener options
FIRSnapshotListenOptions *options = [[FIRSnapshotListenOptions alloc] init];
FIRSnapshotListenOptions *optionsWithSourceAndMetadata =
[[options optionsWithIncludeMetadataChanges:YES]
optionsWithSource:FIRListenSourceCache];
[[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] documentWithPath:@"SF"]
addSnapshotListenerWithOptions:optionsWithSourceAndMetadata
listener: ^ (FIRDocumentSnapshot * snapshot, NSError * error) {
//…
}
];
Kotlin+KTX
Android// Set up listener options
val options = SnapshotListenOptions.Builder()
.setMetadataChanges(MetadataChanges.INCLUDE)
.setSource(ListenSource.CACHE)
.build();
db.collection("cities").document("SF")
.addSnapshotListener(options) { snapshot, error ->
//…
}
Java
Android// Set up listener options
SnapshotListenOptions options = new SnapshotListenOptions.Builder()
.setMetadataChanges(MetadataChanges.INCLUDE)
.setSource(ListenSource.CACHE)
.build();
db.collection("cities").document("SF").addSnapshotListener(options, new EventListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
//…
});
Dart
// Not yet supported in this client library
Java
# Not yet supported in the Java client library
Python
// Not yet supported in Python client library
C++
// Not yet supported in the C++ client library
Node.js
// Not yet supported in the Node.js client library
Go
// Not yet supported in the Go client library
PHP
// Not yet supported in the PHP client library
Unity
// Not yet supported in the Unity client library
C#
// Not yet supported in the C# client library
Ruby
// Not yet supported in the Ruby client library
Listen to multiple documents in a collection
As with documents, you can use onSnapshot()
instead of get()
to listen to the
results of a query. This creates a query snapshot. For example, to listen to the
documents with state CA
:
Web version 9
import { collection, query, where, onSnapshot } from "firebase/firestore"; const q = query(collection(db, "cities"), where("state", "==", "CA")); const unsubscribe = onSnapshot(q, (querySnapshot) => { const cities = []; querySnapshot.forEach((doc) => { cities.push(doc.data().name); }); console.log("Current cities in CA: ", cities.join(", ")); });
Web version 8
db.collection("cities").where("state", "==", "CA") .onSnapshot((querySnapshot) => { var cities = []; querySnapshot.forEach((doc) => { cities.push(doc.data().name); }); console.log("Current cities in CA: ", cities.join(", ")); });
Swift
db.collection("cities").whereField("state", isEqualTo: "CA") .addSnapshotListener { querySnapshot, error in guard let documents = querySnapshot?.documents else { print("Error fetching documents: \(error!)") return } let cities = documents.compactMap { $0["name"] } print("Current cities in CA: \(cities)") }
Objective-C
[[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] queryWhereField:@"state" isEqualTo:@"CA"] addSnapshotListener:^(FIRQuerySnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) { if (snapshot == nil) { NSLog(@"Error fetching documents: %@", error); return; } NSMutableArray *cities = [NSMutableArray array]; for (FIRDocumentSnapshot *document in snapshot.documents) { [cities addObject:document.data[@"name"]]; } NSLog(@"Current cities in CA: %@", cities); }];
Kotlin+KTX
Android
db.collection("cities") .whereEqualTo("state", "CA") .addSnapshotListener { value, e -> if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "Listen failed.", e) return@addSnapshotListener } val cities = ArrayList<String>() for (doc in value!!) { doc.getString("name")?.let { cities.add(it) } } Log.d(TAG, "Current cites in CA: $cities") }
Java
Android
db.collection("cities") .whereEqualTo("state", "CA") .addSnapshotListener(new EventListener<QuerySnapshot>() { @Override public void onEvent(@Nullable QuerySnapshot value, @Nullable FirebaseFirestoreException e) { if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "Listen failed.", e); return; } List<String> cities = new ArrayList<>(); for (QueryDocumentSnapshot doc : value) { if (doc.get("name") != null) { cities.add(doc.getString("name")); } } Log.d(TAG, "Current cites in CA: " + cities); } });
Dart
db .collection("cities") .where("state", isEqualTo: "CA") .snapshots() .listen((event) { final cities = []; for (var doc in event.docs) { cities.add(doc.data()["name"]); } print("cities in CA: ${cities.join(", ")}"); });
Java
Python
C++
db->Collection("cities") .WhereEqualTo("state", FieldValue::String("CA")) .AddSnapshotListener([](const QuerySnapshot& snapshot, Error error, const std::string& errorMsg) { if (error == Error::kErrorOk) { std::vector<std::string> cities; std::cout << "Current cities in CA: " << error << std::endl; for (const DocumentSnapshot& doc : snapshot.documents()) { cities.push_back(doc.Get("name").string_value()); std::cout << "" << cities.back() << std::endl; } } else { std::cout << "Listen failed: " << error << std::endl; } });
Node.js
Go
PHP
// Not supported in the PHP client library
Unity
Query query = db.Collection("cities").WhereEqualTo("State", "CA"); ListenerRegistration listener = query.Listen(snapshot => { Debug.Log("Callback received query snapshot."); Debug.Log("Current cities in California:"); foreach (DocumentSnapshot documentSnapshot in snapshot.Documents) { Debug.Log(documentSnapshot.Id); } });
C#
Ruby
The snapshot handler will receive a new query snapshot every time the query results change (that is, when a document is added, removed, or modified).
View changes between snapshots
It is often useful to see the actual changes to query results between query snapshots, instead of simply using the entire query snapshot. For example, you may want to maintain a cache as individual documents are added, removed, and modified.
Web version 9
import { collection, query, where, onSnapshot } from "firebase/firestore"; const q = query(collection(db, "cities"), where("state", "==", "CA")); const unsubscribe = onSnapshot(q, (snapshot) => { snapshot.docChanges().forEach((change) => { if (change.type === "added") { console.log("New city: ", change.doc.data()); } if (change.type === "modified") { console.log("Modified city: ", change.doc.data()); } if (change.type === "removed") { console.log("Removed city: ", change.doc.data()); } }); });
Web version 8
db.collection("cities").where("state", "==", "CA") .onSnapshot((snapshot) => { snapshot.docChanges().forEach((change) => { if (change.type === "added") { console.log("New city: ", change.doc.data()); } if (change.type === "modified") { console.log("Modified city: ", change.doc.data()); } if (change.type === "removed") { console.log("Removed city: ", change.doc.data()); } }); });
Swift
db.collection("cities").whereField("state", isEqualTo: "CA") .addSnapshotListener { querySnapshot, error in guard let snapshot = querySnapshot else { print("Error fetching snapshots: \(error!)") return } snapshot.documentChanges.forEach { diff in if (diff.type == .added) { print("New city: \(diff.document.data())") } if (diff.type == .modified) { print("Modified city: \(diff.document.data())") } if (diff.type == .removed) { print("Removed city: \(diff.document.data())") } } }
Objective-C
[[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] queryWhereField:@"state" isEqualTo:@"CA"] addSnapshotListener:^(FIRQuerySnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) { if (snapshot == nil) { NSLog(@"Error fetching documents: %@", error); return; } for (FIRDocumentChange *diff in snapshot.documentChanges) { if (diff.type == FIRDocumentChangeTypeAdded) { NSLog(@"New city: %@", diff.document.data); } if (diff.type == FIRDocumentChangeTypeModified) { NSLog(@"Modified city: %@", diff.document.data); } if (diff.type == FIRDocumentChangeTypeRemoved) { NSLog(@"Removed city: %@", diff.document.data); } } }];
Kotlin+KTX
Android
db.collection("cities") .whereEqualTo("state", "CA") .addSnapshotListener { snapshots, e -> if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "listen:error", e) return@addSnapshotListener } for (dc in snapshots!!.documentChanges) { when (dc.type) { DocumentChange.Type.ADDED -> Log.d(TAG, "New city: ${dc.document.data}") DocumentChange.Type.MODIFIED -> Log.d(TAG, "Modified city: ${dc.document.data}") DocumentChange.Type.REMOVED -> Log.d(TAG, "Removed city: ${dc.document.data}") } } }
Java
Android
db.collection("cities") .whereEqualTo("state", "CA") .addSnapshotListener(new EventListener<QuerySnapshot>() { @Override public void onEvent(@Nullable QuerySnapshot snapshots, @Nullable FirebaseFirestoreException e) { if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "listen:error", e); return; } for (DocumentChange dc : snapshots.getDocumentChanges()) { switch (dc.getType()) { case ADDED: Log.d(TAG, "New city: " + dc.getDocument().getData()); break; case MODIFIED: Log.d(TAG, "Modified city: " + dc.getDocument().getData()); break; case REMOVED: Log.d(TAG, "Removed city: " + dc.getDocument().getData()); break; } } } });
Dart
db .collection("cities") .where("state", isEqualTo: "CA") .snapshots() .listen((event) { for (var change in event.docChanges) { switch (change.type) { case DocumentChangeType.added: print("New City: ${change.doc.data()}"); break; case DocumentChangeType.modified: print("Modified City: ${change.doc.data()}"); break; case DocumentChangeType.removed: print("Removed City: ${change.doc.data()}"); break; } } });
Java
C++
db->Collection("cities") .WhereEqualTo("state", FieldValue::String("CA")) .AddSnapshotListener([](const QuerySnapshot& snapshot, Error error, const std::string& errorMsg) { if (error == Error::kErrorOk) { for (const DocumentChange& dc : snapshot.DocumentChanges()) { switch (dc.type()) { case DocumentChange::Type::kAdded: std::cout << "New city: " << dc.document().Get("name").string_value() << std::endl; break; case DocumentChange::Type::kModified: std::cout << "Modified city: " << dc.document().Get("name").string_value() << std::endl; break; case DocumentChange::Type::kRemoved: std::cout << "Removed city: " << dc.document().Get("name").string_value() << std::endl; break; } } } else { std::cout << "Listen failed: " << error << std::endl; } });
Python
Node.js
Go
PHP
// Not supported in the PHP client library
Unity
Query query = db.Collection("cities").WhereEqualTo("State", "CA"); ListenerRegistration listener = query.Listen(snapshot => { foreach (DocumentChange change in snapshot.GetChanges()) { if (change.ChangeType == DocumentChange.Type.Added) { Debug.Log(String.Format("New city: {0}", change.Document.Id)); } else if (change.ChangeType == DocumentChange.Type.Modified) { Debug.Log(String.Format("Modified city: {0}", change.Document.Id)); } else if (change.ChangeType == DocumentChange.Type.Removed) { Debug.Log(String.Format("Removed city: {0}", change.Document.Id)); } } });
C#
Ruby
The initial state can come from the server directly, or from a local cache. If there is state available in a local cache, the query snapshot will be initially populated with the cached data, then updated with the server's data when the client has caught up with the server's state.
Detach a listener
When you are no longer interested in listening to your data, you must detach your listener so that your event callbacks stop getting called. This allows the client to stop using bandwidth to receive updates. For example:
Web version 9
import { collection, onSnapshot } from "firebase/firestore"; const unsubscribe = onSnapshot(collection(db, "cities"), () => { // Respond to data // ... }); // Later ... // Stop listening to changes unsubscribe();
Web version 8
var unsubscribe = db.collection("cities") .onSnapshot(() => { // Respond to data // ... }); // Later ... // Stop listening to changes unsubscribe();
Swift
let listener = db.collection("cities").addSnapshotListener { querySnapshot, error in // ... } // ... // Stop listening to changes listener.remove()
Objective-C
id<FIRListenerRegistration> listener = [[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] addSnapshotListener:^(FIRQuerySnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) { // ... }]; // ... // Stop listening to changes [listener remove];
Kotlin+KTX
Android
val query = db.collection("cities") val registration = query.addSnapshotListener { snapshots, e -> // ... } // ... // Stop listening to changes registration.remove()
Java
Android
Query query = db.collection("cities"); ListenerRegistration registration = query.addSnapshotListener( new EventListener<QuerySnapshot>() { // ... }); // ... // Stop listening to changes registration.remove();
Dart
final collection = db.collection("cities"); final listener = collection.snapshots().listen((event) { // ... }); listener.cancel();
Java
Python
C++
// Add a listener Query query = db->Collection("cities"); ListenerRegistration registration = query.AddSnapshotListener( [](const QuerySnapshot& snapshot, Error error, const std::string& errorMsg) { /* ... */ }); // Stop listening to changes registration.Remove();
Node.js
Go
PHP
// Not supported in the PHP client library
Unity
listener.Stop();
C#
Ruby
Handle listen errors
A listen may occasionally fail — for example, due to security permissions, or if you tried to listen on an invalid query. (Learn more about valid and invalid queries.) To handle these failures, you can provide an error callback when you attach your snapshot listener. After an error, the listener will not receive any more events, and there is no need to detach your listener.
Web version 9
import { collection, onSnapshot } from "firebase/firestore"; const unsubscribe = onSnapshot( collection(db, "cities"), (snapshot) => { // ... }, (error) => { // ... });
Web version 8
db.collection("cities") .onSnapshot((snapshot) => { // ... }, (error) => { // ... });
Swift
db.collection("cities") .addSnapshotListener { querySnapshot, error in if let error = error { print("Error retreiving collection: \(error)") } }
Objective-C
[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] addSnapshotListener:^(FIRQuerySnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) { if (error != nil) { NSLog(@"Error retreving collection: %@", error); } }];
Kotlin+KTX
Android
db.collection("cities") .addSnapshotListener { snapshots, e -> if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "listen:error", e) return@addSnapshotListener } for (dc in snapshots!!.documentChanges) { if (dc.type == DocumentChange.Type.ADDED) { Log.d(TAG, "New city: ${dc.document.data}") } } }
Java
Android
db.collection("cities") .addSnapshotListener(new EventListener<QuerySnapshot>() { @Override public void onEvent(@Nullable QuerySnapshot snapshots, @Nullable FirebaseFirestoreException e) { if (e != null) { Log.w(TAG, "listen:error", e); return; } for (DocumentChange dc : snapshots.getDocumentChanges()) { if (dc.getType() == Type.ADDED) { Log.d(TAG, "New city: " + dc.getDocument().getData()); } } } });
Dart
final docRef = db.collection("cities"); docRef.snapshots().listen( (event) => print("listener attached"), onError: (error) => print("Listen failed: $error"), );
Java
Python
// Snippet coming soon
C++
// Snippet coming soon.
Node.js
Go
PHP
// Not supported in the PHP client library
Unity
ListenerRegistration registration = db.Collection("cities").Listen( querySnapshot => { // ... }); registration.ListenerTask.ContinueWithOnMainThread( listenerTask => { if (listenerTask.IsFaulted) { Debug.LogError($"Listen failed: {listenerTask.Exception}"); // ... // Handle the listener error. // ... } });
C#
// Snippet coming soon
Ruby
What's next
- Combine listeners with simple and compound queries.
- Order and limit the documents retrieved.
- Understand billing for listeners.