Managing Firestore with the console
You can manage Firestore through the following actions in the Google Cloud console:
- View, add, edit, and delete data.
- Manage indexes.
View data
You can view all your Firestore data in the Google Cloud console. From the Firestore data viewer, click on a document or collection to open the data nested within that item.
Open a specific path
To open a document or collection at a specific path, use the Edit path button
:Non-existent ancestor documents
A document can exist even if one or more its ancestors don't
exist. For example, the document at path
/mycoll/mydoc/mysubcoll/mysubdoc
can exist even if the ancestor document
/mycoll/mydoc
does not. The Firestore data viewer displays
non-existent ancestor documents as follows:
- In a collection's list of documents, the document IDs of non-existent ancestor documents are italicized.
- In a non-existent ancestor document's information panel, the data viewer points out that the document does not exist.
Filter data
You can filter documents in a collection based on field value and the
==
, >
, >=
, <
, <=
, in
, array-contains
, array-contains-any
conditions. For example, you can display only documents where the value of
field firstname
equals Sam
. To apply a collection filter:
Click the filter button
next to a collection ID:From the Add filters menu, select a document field, a filter condition, and a sort order.
Click Apply.
To remove a collection filter, open the same menu and click Clear filter.
Manage data
In Firestore, you store data in documents and organize your documents into collections. Before you start adding data, learn more about the Firestore data model.
You can add, edit, and delete documents and collections from the Firebase console. To manage your data from the GCP console, go to the Firestore Data page:
Add data
- Click Start Collection.
- Enter a collection ID. Enter a document ID. Firestore will generate document ID, but you can overwrite for a specific document ID. Add fields for the data in your document.
- Click Save. Your new collection and document appear in the data viewer.
- To add more documents to the collection, click Add Document.
Edit data
- Click on a collection to view its documents, then click on a document to view its fields and subcollections.
- Click on a field to edit its value. To add fields or subcollections to the selected document, click Add Field or Start Collection.
Delete data
To delete a collection:
- Select the collection you want to delete.
- Click the menu icon at the top of the documents column, then click Delete collection.
To delete a document:
- Select the document you want to delete.
- Click the menu icon at the top of the document details column. Select Delete document or Delete document fields.
Deleting a document deletes all of the nested data in that document, including any subcollections.
Deleting a document's fields does not delete its subcollections. Although empty, the document still exists and can appear in query results.
To delete a specific field in a document:
- Select the document to view its fields.
- Click the delete icon beside the field you want to delete.
Manage Firestore Security Rules
You can view your Firestore Security Rules from the Google Cloud console. To edit or delete your ruleset, enable Firebase, and use the Firebase CLI or Firebase console.
Enabling Firebase
To edit your Firestore Security Rules, you must enable Firebase for your Google Cloud project. If Firebase is not enabled, you can enable Firebase from the Security Rules page:
The Firestore Security Rules feature is closely integrated with Firebase Auth and the Firebase SDKs (Web, Android, Apple platforms). For more on Firebase and Firestore, see getting started with Firebase.
View Security Rules
To view your Firestore Security Rules from the Google Cloud console, go to the Security Rules page:
Edit Security Rules
To edit or delete your Firestore Security Rules, use the Firebase CLI or Firebase console. In the Firebase console, go to the Rules tab in the Firestore section. Learn more about setting up and customizing rules.
Manage indexes
To create new indexes for your queries and manage existing indexes from the Firebase console, go to the Indexes tab in the Firestore section. Learn more about managing indexes.