Get data with Cloud Firestore

There are three ways to retrieve data stored in Cloud Firestore. Any of these methods can be used with documents, collections of documents, or the results of queries:

• Call a method to get the data once.
• Set a listener to receive data-change events.
• Bulk-load Firestore snapshot data from an external source via data bundles. See the bundles doc for more details.

When you set a listener, Cloud Firestore sends your listener an initial snapshot of the data, and then another snapshot each time the document changes.

Note: While the code samples cover multiple languages, the text explaining the samples refers to the Web method names.

Before you begin

See Get started with Cloud Firestore to create a Cloud Firestore database.

Initialize Cloud Firestore

Initialize an instance of Cloud Firestore:

Web

import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getFirestore } from "firebase/firestore";

// TODO: Replace the following with your app's Firebase project configuration
// See: https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592
const firebaseConfig = {
    FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION
};

// Initialize Firebase
const app = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);


// Initialize Cloud Firestore and get a reference to the service
const db = getFirestore(app);

Replace FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION with your web app's firebaseConfig.

To persist data when the device loses its connection, see the Enable Offline Data documentation.

Web

import firebase from "firebase/app";
import "firebase/firestore";

// TODO: Replace the following with your app's Firebase project configuration
// See: https://support.google.com/firebase/answer/7015592
const firebaseConfig = {
    FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION
};

// Initialize Firebase
firebase.initializeApp(firebaseConfig);


// Initialize Cloud Firestore and get a reference to the service
const db = firebase.firestore();

Replace FIREBASE_CONFIGURATION with your web app's firebaseConfig.

To persist data when the device loses its connection, see the Enable Offline Data documentation.

Swift

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

import FirebaseCore
import FirebaseFirestore

FirebaseApp.configure()

let db = Firestore.firestore()
AppDelegate.swift

Objective-C

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

@import FirebaseCore;
@import FirebaseFirestore;

// Use Firebase library to configure APIs
[FIRApp configure];
  

FIRFirestore *defaultFirestore = [FIRFirestore firestore];
AppDelegate.m

Kotlin+KTX

// Access a Cloud Firestore instance from your Activity

val db = Firebase.firestore
DocSnippets.kt

Java

// Access a Cloud Firestore instance from your Activity

FirebaseFirestore db = FirebaseFirestore.getInstance();
DocSnippets.java

Dart

db = FirebaseFirestore.instance;

Java

The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.

Initialize on Google Cloud

import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.cloud.firestore.Firestore;

import com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp;
import com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions;

// Use the application default credentials
GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.getApplicationDefault();
FirebaseOptions options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
    .setCredentials(credentials)
    .setProjectId(projectId)
    .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);

Firestore db = FirestoreClient.getFirestore();

Initialize on your own server

To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
import com.google.cloud.firestore.Firestore;

import com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp;
import com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions;

// Use a service account
InputStream serviceAccount = new FileInputStream("path/to/serviceAccount.json");
GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.fromStream(serviceAccount);
FirebaseOptions options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
    .setCredentials(credentials)
    .build();
FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);

Firestore db = FirestoreClient.getFirestore();

Python

The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.

Initialize on Google Cloud

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import firestore

# Application Default credentials are automatically created.
app = firebase_admin.initialize_app()
db = firestore.client()
firestore.py

An existing application default credential can also be used to initialize the SDK.

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import firestore

# Use the application default credentials.
cred = credentials.ApplicationDefault()

firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)
db = firestore.client()
firestore.py

Initialize on your own server

To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import firestore

# Use a service account.
cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccount.json')

app = firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)

db = firestore.client()
firestore.py

Python

The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.

Initialize on Google Cloud

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import firestore_async

# Application Default credentials are automatically created.
app = firebase_admin.initialize_app()
db = firestore_async.client()
firestore_async.py

An existing application default credential can also be used to initialize the SDK.

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import firestore_async

# Use the application default credentials.
cred = credentials.ApplicationDefault()

firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)
db = firestore_async.client()
firestore_async.py

Initialize on your own server

To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials
from firebase_admin import firestore_async

# Use a service account.
cred = credentials.Certificate('path/to/serviceAccount.json')

app = firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)

db = firestore_async.client()
firestore_async.py

C++

// Make sure the call to `Create()` happens some time before you call Firestore::GetInstance().
App::Create();
Firestore* db = Firestore::GetInstance();
AppDelegate.mm

Node.js

The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.

• Initialize on Cloud Functions

  const { initializeApp, applicationDefault, cert } = require('firebase-admin/app');
  const { getFirestore, Timestamp, FieldValue, Filter } = require('firebase-admin/firestore');

  initializeApp();
  
  const db = getFirestore();
  index.js

• Initialize on Google Cloud

  const { initializeApp, applicationDefault, cert } = require('firebase-admin/app');
  const { getFirestore, Timestamp, FieldValue, Filter } = require('firebase-admin/firestore');

  initializeApp({
    credential: applicationDefault()
  });
  
  const db = getFirestore();
  index.js

• Initialize on your own server

  To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server (or any other Node.js environment), use a service account. Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

  const { initializeApp, applicationDefault, cert } = require('firebase-admin/app');
  const { getFirestore, Timestamp, FieldValue, Filter } = require('firebase-admin/firestore');

  const serviceAccount = require('./path/to/serviceAccountKey.json');
  
  initializeApp({
    credential: cert(serviceAccount)
  });
  
  const db = getFirestore();
  index.js

Go

The Cloud Firestore SDK is initialized in different ways depending on your environment. Below are the most common methods. For a complete reference, see Initialize the Admin SDK.

Initialize on Google Cloud

import (
  "log"

  firebase "firebase.google.com/go"
  "google.golang.org/api/option"
)

// Use the application default credentials
ctx := context.Background()
conf := &firebase.Config{ProjectID: projectID}
app, err := firebase.NewApp(ctx, conf)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}

client, err := app.Firestore(ctx)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}
defer client.Close()

Initialize on your own server

To use the Firebase Admin SDK on your own server, use a service account.

Go to IAM & admin > Service accounts in the Google Cloud console. Generate a new private key and save the JSON file. Then use the file to initialize the SDK:

import (
  "log"

  firebase "firebase.google.com/go"
  "google.golang.org/api/option"
)

// Use a service account
ctx := context.Background()
sa := option.WithCredentialsFile("path/to/serviceAccount.json")
app, err := firebase.NewApp(ctx, nil, sa)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}

client, err := app.Firestore(ctx)
if err != nil {
  log.Fatalln(err)
}
defer client.Close()

PHP

PHP

For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

use Google\Cloud\Firestore\FirestoreClient;

/**
 * Initialize Cloud Firestore with default project ID.
 */
function setup_client_create(string $projectId = null)
{
    // Create the Cloud Firestore client
    if (empty($projectId)) {
        // The `projectId` parameter is optional and represents which project the
        // client will act on behalf of. If not supplied, the client falls back to
        // the default project inferred from the environment.
        $db = new FirestoreClient();
        printf('Created Cloud Firestore client with default project ID.' . PHP_EOL);
    } else {
        $db = new FirestoreClient([
            'projectId' => $projectId,
        ]);
        printf('Created Cloud Firestore client with project ID: %s' . PHP_EOL, $projectId);
    }
}
setup_client_create.php

Unity

using Firebase.Firestore;
using Firebase.Extensions;

FirebaseFirestore db = FirebaseFirestore.DefaultInstance;

C#

C#

For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

FirestoreDb db = FirestoreDb.Create(project);
Console.WriteLine("Created Cloud Firestore client with project ID: {0}", project);
Program.cs

Ruby

require "google/cloud/firestore"

# The `project_id` parameter is optional and represents which project the
# client will act on behalf of. If not supplied, the client falls back to the
# default project inferred from the environment.
firestore = Google::Cloud::Firestore.new project_id: project_id

puts "Created Cloud Firestore client with given project ID."
quickstart.rb

Example data

To get started, write some data about cities so we can look at different ways to read it back:

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable modular Web API and upgrade from the namespaced API.

import { collection, doc, setDoc } from "firebase/firestore"; 

const citiesRef = collection(db, "cities");

await setDoc(doc(citiesRef, "SF"), {
    name: "San Francisco", state: "CA", country: "USA",
    capital: false, population: 860000,
    regions: ["west_coast", "norcal"] });
await setDoc(doc(citiesRef, "LA"), {
    name: "Los Angeles", state: "CA", country: "USA",
    capital: false, population: 3900000,
    regions: ["west_coast", "socal"] });
await setDoc(doc(citiesRef, "DC"), {
    name: "Washington, D.C.", state: null, country: "USA",
    capital: true, population: 680000,
    regions: ["east_coast"] });
await setDoc(doc(citiesRef, "TOK"), {
    name: "Tokyo", state: null, country: "Japan",
    capital: true, population: 9000000,
    regions: ["kanto", "honshu"] });
await setDoc(doc(citiesRef, "BJ"), {
    name: "Beijing", state: null, country: "China",
    capital: true, population: 21500000,
    regions: ["jingjinji", "hebei"] });
example_data.js

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable modular Web API and upgrade from the namespaced API.

var citiesRef = db.collection("cities");

citiesRef.doc("SF").set({
    name: "San Francisco", state: "CA", country: "USA",
    capital: false, population: 860000,
    regions: ["west_coast", "norcal"] });
citiesRef.doc("LA").set({
    name: "Los Angeles", state: "CA", country: "USA",
    capital: false, population: 3900000,
    regions: ["west_coast", "socal"] });
citiesRef.doc("DC").set({
    name: "Washington, D.C.", state: null, country: "USA",
    capital: true, population: 680000,
    regions: ["east_coast"] });
citiesRef.doc("TOK").set({
    name: "Tokyo", state: null, country: "Japan",
    capital: true, population: 9000000,
    regions: ["kanto", "honshu"] });
citiesRef.doc("BJ").set({
    name: "Beijing", state: null, country: "China",
    capital: true, population: 21500000,
    regions: ["jingjinji", "hebei"] });
test.firestore.js

Swift

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

let citiesRef = db.collection("cities")

citiesRef.document("SF").setData([
  "name": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "USA",
  "capital": false,
  "population": 860000,
  "regions": ["west_coast", "norcal"]
])
citiesRef.document("LA").setData([
  "name": "Los Angeles",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "USA",
  "capital": false,
  "population": 3900000,
  "regions": ["west_coast", "socal"]
])
citiesRef.document("DC").setData([
  "name": "Washington D.C.",
  "country": "USA",
  "capital": true,
  "population": 680000,
  "regions": ["east_coast"]
])
citiesRef.document("TOK").setData([
  "name": "Tokyo",
  "country": "Japan",
  "capital": true,
  "population": 9000000,
  "regions": ["kanto", "honshu"]
])
citiesRef.document("BJ").setData([
  "name": "Beijing",
  "country": "China",
  "capital": true,
  "population": 21500000,
  "regions": ["jingjinji", "hebei"]
])
ViewController.swift

Objective-C

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

FIRCollectionReference *citiesRef = [self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"];
[[citiesRef documentWithPath:@"SF"] setData:@{
  @"name": @"San Francisco",
  @"state": @"CA",
  @"country": @"USA",
  @"capital": @(NO),
  @"population": @860000,
  @"regions": @[@"west_coast", @"norcal"]
}];
[[citiesRef documentWithPath:@"LA"] setData:@{
  @"name": @"Los Angeles",
  @"state": @"CA",
  @"country": @"USA",
  @"capital": @(NO),
  @"population": @3900000,
  @"regions": @[@"west_coast", @"socal"]
}];
[[citiesRef documentWithPath:@"DC"] setData:@{
  @"name": @"Washington D.C.",
  @"country": @"USA",
  @"capital": @(YES),
  @"population": @680000,
  @"regions": @[@"east_coast"]
}];
[[citiesRef documentWithPath:@"TOK"] setData:@{
  @"name": @"Tokyo",
  @"country": @"Japan",
  @"capital": @(YES),
  @"population": @9000000,
  @"regions": @[@"kanto", @"honshu"]
}];
[[citiesRef documentWithPath:@"BJ"] setData:@{
  @"name": @"Beijing",
  @"country": @"China",
  @"capital": @(YES),
  @"population": @21500000,
  @"regions": @[@"jingjinji", @"hebei"]
}];
ViewController.m

Kotlin+KTX

val cities = db.collection("cities")

val data1 = hashMapOf(
    "name" to "San Francisco",
    "state" to "CA",
    "country" to "USA",
    "capital" to false,
    "population" to 860000,
    "regions" to listOf("west_coast", "norcal"),
)
cities.document("SF").set(data1)

val data2 = hashMapOf(
    "name" to "Los Angeles",
    "state" to "CA",
    "country" to "USA",
    "capital" to false,
    "population" to 3900000,
    "regions" to listOf("west_coast", "socal"),
)
cities.document("LA").set(data2)

val data3 = hashMapOf(
    "name" to "Washington D.C.",
    "state" to null,
    "country" to "USA",
    "capital" to true,
    "population" to 680000,
    "regions" to listOf("east_coast"),
)
cities.document("DC").set(data3)

val data4 = hashMapOf(
    "name" to "Tokyo",
    "state" to null,
    "country" to "Japan",
    "capital" to true,
    "population" to 9000000,
    "regions" to listOf("kanto", "honshu"),
)
cities.document("TOK").set(data4)

val data5 = hashMapOf(
    "name" to "Beijing",
    "state" to null,
    "country" to "China",
    "capital" to true,
    "population" to 21500000,
    "regions" to listOf("jingjinji", "hebei"),
)
cities.document("BJ").set(data5)
DocSnippets.kt

Java

CollectionReference cities = db.collection("cities");

Map<String, Object> data1 = new HashMap<>();
data1.put("name", "San Francisco");
data1.put("state", "CA");
data1.put("country", "USA");
data1.put("capital", false);
data1.put("population", 860000);
data1.put("regions", Arrays.asList("west_coast", "norcal"));
cities.document("SF").set(data1);

Map<String, Object> data2 = new HashMap<>();
data2.put("name", "Los Angeles");
data2.put("state", "CA");
data2.put("country", "USA");
data2.put("capital", false);
data2.put("population", 3900000);
data2.put("regions", Arrays.asList("west_coast", "socal"));
cities.document("LA").set(data2);

Map<String, Object> data3 = new HashMap<>();
data3.put("name", "Washington D.C.");
data3.put("state", null);
data3.put("country", "USA");
data3.put("capital", true);
data3.put("population", 680000);
data3.put("regions", Arrays.asList("east_coast"));
cities.document("DC").set(data3);

Map<String, Object> data4 = new HashMap<>();
data4.put("name", "Tokyo");
data4.put("state", null);
data4.put("country", "Japan");
data4.put("capital", true);
data4.put("population", 9000000);
data4.put("regions", Arrays.asList("kanto", "honshu"));
cities.document("TOK").set(data4);

Map<String, Object> data5 = new HashMap<>();
data5.put("name", "Beijing");
data5.put("state", null);
data5.put("country", "China");
data5.put("capital", true);
data5.put("population", 21500000);
data5.put("regions", Arrays.asList("jingjinji", "hebei"));
cities.document("BJ").set(data5);
DocSnippets.java

Dart

final cities = db.collection("cities");
final data1 = <String, dynamic>{
  "name": "San Francisco",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "USA",
  "capital": false,
  "population": 860000,
  "regions": ["west_coast", "norcal"]
};
cities.doc("SF").set(data1);

final data2 = <String, dynamic>{
  "name": "Los Angeles",
  "state": "CA",
  "country": "USA",
  "capital": false,
  "population": 3900000,
  "regions": ["west_coast", "socal"],
};
cities.doc("LA").set(data2);

final data3 = <String, dynamic>{
  "name": "Washington D.C.",
  "state": null,
  "country": "USA",
  "capital": true,
  "population": 680000,
  "regions": ["east_coast"]
};
cities.doc("DC").set(data3);

final data4 = <String, dynamic>{
  "name": "Tokyo",
  "state": null,
  "country": "Japan",
  "capital": true,
  "population": 9000000,
  "regions": ["kanto", "honshu"]
};
cities.doc("TOK").set(data4);

final data5 = <String, dynamic>{
  "name": "Beijing",
  "state": null,
  "country": "China",
  "capital": true,
  "population": 21500000,
  "regions": ["jingjinji", "hebei"],
};
cities.doc("BJ").set(data5);
firestore.dart

Java

CollectionReference cities = db.collection("cities");
List<ApiFuture<WriteResult>> futures = new ArrayList<>();
futures.add(
    cities
        .document("SF")
        .set(
            new City(
                "San Francisco",
                "CA",
                "USA",
                false,
                860000L,
                Arrays.asList("west_coast", "norcal"))));
futures.add(
    cities
        .document("LA")
        .set(
            new City(
                "Los Angeles",
                "CA",
                "USA",
                false,
                3900000L,
                Arrays.asList("west_coast", "socal"))));
futures.add(
    cities
        .document("DC")
        .set(
            new City(
                "Washington D.C.", null, "USA", true, 680000L, Arrays.asList("east_coast"))));
futures.add(
    cities
        .document("TOK")
        .set(
            new City(
                "Tokyo", null, "Japan", true, 9000000L, Arrays.asList("kanto", "honshu"))));
futures.add(
    cities
        .document("BJ")
        .set(
            new City(
                "Beijing",
                null,
                "China",
                true,
                21500000L,
                Arrays.asList("jingjinji", "hebei"))));
// (optional) block on operation
ApiFutures.allAsList(futures).get();
RetrieveDataSnippets.java

Python

class City:
    def __init__(self, name, state, country, capital=False, population=0, regions=[]):
        self.name = name
        self.state = state
        self.country = country
        self.capital = capital
        self.population = population
        self.regions = regions

    @staticmethod
    def from_dict(source):
        # ...

    def to_dict(self):
        # ...

    def __repr__(self):
        return f"City(\
                name={self.name}, \
                country={self.country}, \
                population={self.population}, \
                capital={self.capital}, \
                regions={self.regions}\
            )"

cities_ref = db.collection("cities")
cities_ref.document("BJ").set(
    City("Beijing", None, "China", True, 21500000, ["hebei"]).to_dict()
)
cities_ref.document("SF").set(
    City(
        "San Francisco", "CA", "USA", False, 860000, ["west_coast", "norcal"]
    ).to_dict()
)
cities_ref.document("LA").set(
    City(
        "Los Angeles", "CA", "USA", False, 3900000, ["west_coast", "socal"]
    ).to_dict()
)
cities_ref.document("DC").set(
    City("Washington D.C.", None, "USA", True, 680000, ["east_coast"]).to_dict()
)
cities_ref.document("TOK").set(
    City("Tokyo", None, "Japan", True, 9000000, ["kanto", "honshu"]).to_dict()
)
snippets.py

Python

cities_ref = db.collection("cities")
await cities_ref.document("BJ").set(
    City("Beijing", None, "China", True, 21500000, ["hebei"]).to_dict()
)
await cities_ref.document("SF").set(
    City(
        "San Francisco", "CA", "USA", False, 860000, ["west_coast", "norcal"]
    ).to_dict()
)
await cities_ref.document("LA").set(
    City(
        "Los Angeles", "CA", "USA", False, 3900000, ["west_coast", "socal"]
    ).to_dict()
)
await cities_ref.document("DC").set(
    City("Washington D.C.", None, "USA", True, 680000, ["east_coast"]).to_dict()
)
await cities_ref.document("TOK").set(
    City("Tokyo", None, "Japan", True, 9000000, ["kanto", "honshu"]).to_dict()
)
snippets.py

C++

CollectionReference cities = db->Collection("cities");

cities.Document("SF").Set({
    {"name", FieldValue::String("San Francisco")},
    {"state", FieldValue::String("CA")},
    {"country", FieldValue::String("USA")},
    {"capital", FieldValue::Boolean(false)},
    {"population", FieldValue::Integer(860000)},
    {"regions", FieldValue::Array({FieldValue::String("west_coast"),
                                   FieldValue::String("norcal")})},
});

cities.Document("LA").Set({
    {"name", FieldValue::String("Los Angeles")},
    {"state", FieldValue::String("CA")},
    {"country", FieldValue::String("USA")},
    {"capital", FieldValue::Boolean(false)},
    {"population", FieldValue::Integer(3900000)},
    {"regions", FieldValue::Array({FieldValue::String("west_coast"),
                                   FieldValue::String("socal")})},
});

cities.Document("DC").Set({
    {"name", FieldValue::String("Washington D.C.")},
    {"state", FieldValue::Null()},
    {"country", FieldValue::String("USA")},
    {"capital", FieldValue::Boolean(true)},
    {"population", FieldValue::Integer(680000)},
    {"regions",
     FieldValue::Array({FieldValue::String("east_coast")})},
});

cities.Document("TOK").Set({
    {"name", FieldValue::String("Tokyo")},
    {"state", FieldValue::Null()},
    {"country", FieldValue::String("Japan")},
    {"capital", FieldValue::Boolean(true)},
    {"population", FieldValue::Integer(9000000)},
    {"regions", FieldValue::Array({FieldValue::String("kanto"),
                                   FieldValue::String("honshu")})},
});

cities.Document("BJ").Set({
    {"name", FieldValue::String("Beijing")},
    {"state", FieldValue::Null()},
    {"country", FieldValue::String("China")},
    {"capital", FieldValue::Boolean(true)},
    {"population", FieldValue::Integer(21500000)},
    {"regions", FieldValue::Array({FieldValue::String("jingjinji"),
                                   FieldValue::String("hebei")})},
});
snippets.cpp

Node.js

const citiesRef = db.collection('cities');

await citiesRef.doc('SF').set({
  name: 'San Francisco', state: 'CA', country: 'USA',
  capital: false, population: 860000
});
await citiesRef.doc('LA').set({
  name: 'Los Angeles', state: 'CA', country: 'USA',
  capital: false, population: 3900000
});
await citiesRef.doc('DC').set({
  name: 'Washington, D.C.', state: null, country: 'USA',
  capital: true, population: 680000
});
await citiesRef.doc('TOK').set({
  name: 'Tokyo', state: null, country: 'Japan',
  capital: true, population: 9000000
});
await citiesRef.doc('BJ').set({
  name: 'Beijing', state: null, country: 'China',
  capital: true, population: 21500000
});
index.js

Go

import (
	"context"

	"cloud.google.com/go/firestore"
)

func prepareRetrieve(ctx context.Context, client *firestore.Client) error {
	cities := []struct {
		id string
		c  City
	}{
		{id: "SF", c: City{Name: "San Francisco", State: "CA", Country: "USA", Capital: false, Population: 860000}},
		{id: "LA", c: City{Name: "Los Angeles", State: "CA", Country: "USA", Capital: false, Population: 3900000}},
		{id: "DC", c: City{Name: "Washington D.C.", Country: "USA", Capital: true, Population: 680000}},
		{id: "TOK", c: City{Name: "Tokyo", Country: "Japan", Capital: true, Population: 9000000}},
		{id: "BJ", c: City{Name: "Beijing", Country: "China", Capital: true, Population: 21500000}},
	}
	for _, c := range cities {
		_, err := client.Collection("cities").Doc(c.id).Set(ctx, c.c)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}
retrieve_data_get_dataset.go

PHP

PHP

For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

$citiesRef = $db->collection('samples/php/cities');
$citiesRef->document('SF')->set([
    'name' => 'San Francisco',
    'state' => 'CA',
    'country' => 'USA',
    'capital' => false,
    'population' => 860000,
    'density' => 18000,
]);
$citiesRef->document('LA')->set([
    'name' => 'Los Angeles',
    'state' => 'CA',
    'country' => 'USA',
    'capital' => false,
    'population' => 3900000,
    'density' => 8000,
]);
$citiesRef->document('DC')->set([
    'name' => 'Washington D.C.',
    'state' => null,
    'country' => 'USA',
    'capital' => true,
    'population' => 680000,
    'density' => 11000,
]);
$citiesRef->document('TOK')->set([
    'name' => 'Tokyo',
    'state' => null,
    'country' => 'Japan',
    'capital' => true,
    'population' => 9000000,
    'density' => 16000,

]);
$citiesRef->document('BJ')->set([
    'name' => 'Beijing',
    'state' => null,
    'country' => 'China',
    'capital' => true,
    'population' => 21500000,
    'density' => 3500,
]);
printf('Added example cities data to the cities collection.' . PHP_EOL);
data_get_dataset.php

Unity

CollectionReference citiesRef = db.Collection("cities");
citiesRef.Document("SF").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
        { "Name", "San Francisco" },
        { "State", "CA" },
        { "Country", "USA" },
        { "Capital", false },
        { "Population", 860000 }
    }).ContinueWithOnMainThread(task =>
        citiesRef.Document("LA").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
            { "Name", "Los Angeles" },
            { "State", "CA" },
            { "Country", "USA" },
            { "Capital", false },
            { "Population", 3900000 }
        })
).ContinueWithOnMainThread(task =>
    citiesRef.Document("DC").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
            { "Name", "Washington D.C." },
            { "State", null },
            { "Country", "USA" },
            { "Capital", true },
            { "Population", 680000 }
    })
).ContinueWithOnMainThread(task =>
    citiesRef.Document("TOK").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
            { "Name", "Tokyo" },
            { "State", null },
            { "Country", "Japan" },
            { "Capital", true },
            { "Population", 9000000 }
    })
).ContinueWithOnMainThread(task =>
    citiesRef.Document("BJ").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
            { "Name", "Beijing" },
            { "State", null },
            { "Country", "China" },
            { "Capital", true },
            { "Population", 21500000 }
    })
);

C#

CollectionReference citiesRef = db.Collection("cities");
await citiesRef.Document("SF").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
    { "Name", "San Francisco" },
    { "State", "CA" },
    { "Country", "USA" },
    { "Capital", false },
    { "Population", 860000 }
});
await citiesRef.Document("LA").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
    { "Name", "Los Angeles" },
    { "State", "CA" },
    { "Country", "USA" },
    { "Capital", false },
    { "Population", 3900000 }
});
await citiesRef.Document("DC").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
    { "Name", "Washington D.C." },
    { "State", null },
    { "Country", "USA" },
    { "Capital", true },
    { "Population", 680000 }
});
await citiesRef.Document("TOK").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
    { "Name", "Tokyo" },
    { "State", null },
    { "Country", "Japan" },
    { "Capital", true },
    { "Population", 9000000 }
});
await citiesRef.Document("BJ").SetAsync(new Dictionary<string, object>(){
    { "Name", "Beijing" },
    { "State", null },
    { "Country", "China" },
    { "Capital", true },
    { "Population", 21500000 }
});
Console.WriteLine("Added example cities data to the cities collection.");
Program.cs

Ruby

cities_ref = firestore.col collection_path
cities_ref.doc("SF").set(
  {
    name:       "San Francisco",
    state:      "CA",
    country:    "USA",
    capital:    false,
    population: 860_000
  }
)
cities_ref.doc("LA").set(
  {
    name:       "Los Angeles",
    state:      "CA",
    country:    "USA",
    capital:    false,
    population: 3_900_000
  }
)
cities_ref.doc("DC").set(
  {
    name:       "Washington D.C.",
    state:      nil,
    country:    "USA",
    capital:    true,
    population: 680_000
  }
)
cities_ref.doc("TOK").set(
  {
    name:       "Tokyo",
    state:      nil,
    country:    "Japan",
    capital:    true,
    population: 9_000_000
  }
)
cities_ref.doc("BJ").set(
  {
    name:       "Beijing",
    state:      nil,
    country:    "China",
    capital:    true,
    population: 21_500_000
  }
)
get_data.rb

Get a document

The following example shows how to retrieve the contents of a single document using get():

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable modular Web API and upgrade from the namespaced API.

import { doc, getDoc } from "firebase/firestore";

const docRef = doc(db, "cities", "SF");
const docSnap = await getDoc(docRef);

if (docSnap.exists()) {
  console.log("Document data:", docSnap.data());
} else {
  // docSnap.data() will be undefined in this case
  console.log("No such document!");
}
get_document.js

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable modular Web API and upgrade from the namespaced API.

var docRef = db.collection("cities").doc("SF");

docRef.get().then((doc) => {
    if (doc.exists) {
        console.log("Document data:", doc.data());
    } else {
        // doc.data() will be undefined in this case
        console.log("No such document!");
    }
}).catch((error) => {
    console.log("Error getting document:", error);
});
test.firestore.js

Swift

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

let docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF")

do {
  let document = try await docRef.getDocument()
  if document.exists {
    let dataDescription = document.data().map(String.init(describing:)) ?? "nil"
    print("Document data: \(dataDescription)")
  } else {
    print("Document does not exist")
  }
} catch {
  print("Error getting document: \(error)")
}
ViewController.swift

Objective-C

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

FIRDocumentReference *docRef =
    [[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] documentWithPath:@"SF"];
[docRef getDocumentWithCompletion:^(FIRDocumentSnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) {
  if (snapshot.exists) {
    // Document data may be nil if the document exists but has no keys or values.
    NSLog(@"Document data: %@", snapshot.data);
  } else {
    NSLog(@"Document does not exist");
  }
}];
ViewController.m

Kotlin+KTX

val docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF")
docRef.get()
    .addOnSuccessListener { document ->
        if (document != null) {
            Log.d(TAG, "DocumentSnapshot data: ${document.data}")
        } else {
            Log.d(TAG, "No such document")
        }
    }
    .addOnFailureListener { exception ->
        Log.d(TAG, "get failed with ", exception)
    }
DocSnippets.kt

Java

DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF");
docRef.get().addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
    @Override
    public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
        if (task.isSuccessful()) {
            DocumentSnapshot document = task.getResult();
            if (document.exists()) {
                Log.d(TAG, "DocumentSnapshot data: " + document.getData());
            } else {
                Log.d(TAG, "No such document");
            }
        } else {
            Log.d(TAG, "get failed with ", task.getException());
        }
    }
});
DocSnippets.java

Dart

final docRef = db.collection("cities").doc("SF");
docRef.get().then(
  (DocumentSnapshot doc) {
    final data = doc.data() as Map<String, dynamic>;
    // ...
  },
  onError: (e) => print("Error getting document: $e"),
);
firestore.dart

Java

DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF");
// asynchronously retrieve the document
ApiFuture<DocumentSnapshot> future = docRef.get();
// ...
// future.get() blocks on response
DocumentSnapshot document = future.get();
if (document.exists()) {
  System.out.println("Document data: " + document.getData());
} else {
  System.out.println("No such document!");
}
RetrieveDataSnippets.java

Python

doc_ref = db.collection("cities").document("SF")

doc = doc_ref.get()
if doc.exists:
    print(f"Document data: {doc.to_dict()}")
else:
    print("No such document!")
snippets.py

Python

doc_ref = db.collection("cities").document("SF")

doc = await doc_ref.get()
if doc.exists:
    print(f"Document data: {doc.to_dict()}")
else:
    print("No such document!")
snippets.py

C++

DocumentReference doc_ref = db->Collection("cities").Document("SF");
doc_ref.Get().OnCompletion([](const Future<DocumentSnapshot>& future) {
  if (future.error() == Error::kErrorOk) {
    const DocumentSnapshot& document = *future.result();
    if (document.exists()) {
      std::cout << "DocumentSnapshot id: " << document.id() << std::endl;
    } else {
      std::cout << "no such document" << std::endl;
    }
  } else {
    std::cout << "Get failed with: " << future.error_message() << std::endl;
  }
});
snippets.cpp

Node.js

const cityRef = db.collection('cities').doc('SF');
const doc = await cityRef.get();
if (!doc.exists) {
  console.log('No such document!');
} else {
  console.log('Document data:', doc.data());
}
index.js

Go

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"

	"cloud.google.com/go/firestore"
)

func docAsMap(ctx context.Context, client *firestore.Client) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
	dsnap, err := client.Collection("cities").Doc("SF").Get(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	m := dsnap.Data()
	fmt.Printf("Document data: %#v\n", m)
	return m, nil
}
retrieve_data_get_as_map.go

PHP

PHP

For more on installing and creating a Cloud Firestore client, refer to Cloud Firestore Client Libraries.

$docRef = $db->collection('samples/php/cities')->document('SF');
$snapshot = $docRef->snapshot();

if ($snapshot->exists()) {
    printf('Document data:' . PHP_EOL);
    print_r($snapshot->data());
} else {
    printf('Document %s does not exist!' . PHP_EOL, $snapshot->id());
}
data_get_as_map.php

Unity

DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("cities").Document("SF");
docRef.GetSnapshotAsync().ContinueWithOnMainThread(task =>
{
  DocumentSnapshot snapshot = task.Result;
  if (snapshot.Exists) {
    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));
    }
  } else {
    Debug.Log(String.Format("Document {0} does not exist!", snapshot.Id));
  }
});

C#

DocumentReference docRef = db.Collection("cities").Document("SF");
DocumentSnapshot snapshot = await docRef.GetSnapshotAsync();
if (snapshot.Exists)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Document data for {0} document:", snapshot.Id);
    Dictionary<string, object> city = snapshot.ToDictionary();
    foreach (KeyValuePair<string, object> pair in city)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", pair.Key, pair.Value);
    }
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Document {0} does not exist!", snapshot.Id);
}
Program.cs

Ruby

doc_ref  = firestore.doc "#{collection_path}/SF"
snapshot = doc_ref.get
if snapshot.exists?
  puts "#{snapshot.document_id} data: #{snapshot.data}."
else
  puts "Document #{snapshot.document_id} does not exist!"
end
get_data.rb

Note: If there is no document at the location referenced by docRef, the resulting document will be empty and calling exists on it will return false.

Source Options

For platforms with offline support, you can set the source option to control how a get call uses the offline cache.

By default, a get call will attempt to fetch the latest document snapshot from your database. On platforms with offline support, the client library will use the offline cache if the network is unavailable or if the request times out.

You can specify the source option in a get() call to change the default behavior. You can fetch from only the database and ignore the offline cache, or you can fetch from only the offline cache. For example:

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable modular Web API and upgrade from the namespaced API.

import { doc, getDocFromCache } from "firebase/firestore";

const docRef = doc(db, "cities", "SF");

// Get a document, forcing the SDK to fetch from the offline cache.
try {
  const doc = await getDocFromCache(docRef);

  // Document was found in the cache. If no cached document exists,
  // an error will be returned to the 'catch' block below.
  console.log("Cached document data:", doc.data());
} catch (e) {
  console.log("Error getting cached document:", e);
}
get_document_options.js

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable modular Web API and upgrade from the namespaced API.

var docRef = db.collection("cities").doc("SF");

// Valid options for source are 'server', 'cache', or
// 'default'. See https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/js/v8/firebase.firestore.GetOptions
// for more information.
var getOptions = {
    source: 'cache'
};

// Get a document, forcing the SDK to fetch from the offline cache.
docRef.get(getOptions).then((doc) => {
    // Document was found in the cache. If no cached document exists,
    // an error will be returned to the 'catch' block below.
    console.log("Cached document data:", doc.data());
}).catch((error) => {
    console.log("Error getting cached document:", error);
});
test.firestore.js

Swift

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

let docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF")

do {
  // Force the SDK to fetch the document from the cache. Could also specify
  // FirestoreSource.server or FirestoreSource.default.
  let document = try await docRef.getDocument(source: .cache)
  if document.exists {
    let dataDescription = document.data().map(String.init(describing:)) ?? "nil"
    print("Cached document data: \(dataDescription)")
  } else {
    print("Document does not exist in cache")
  }
} catch {
  print("Error getting document: \(error)")
}
ViewController.swift

Objective-C

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

FIRDocumentReference *docRef =
[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] documentWithPath:@"SF"];

// Force the SDK to fetch the document from the cache. Could also specify
// FIRFirestoreSourceServer or FIRFirestoreSourceDefault.
[docRef getDocumentWithSource:FIRFirestoreSourceCache
                   completion:^(FIRDocumentSnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) {
  if (snapshot != NULL) {
    // The document data was found in the cache.
    NSLog(@"Cached document data: %@", snapshot.data);
  } else {
    // The document data was not found in the cache.
    NSLog(@"Document does not exist in cache: %@", error);
  }
}];
ViewController.m

Kotlin+KTX

val docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF")

// Source can be CACHE, SERVER, or DEFAULT.
val source = Source.CACHE

// Get the document, forcing the SDK to use the offline cache
docRef.get(source).addOnCompleteListener { task ->
    if (task.isSuccessful) {
        // Document found in the offline cache
        val document = task.result
        Log.d(TAG, "Cached document data: ${document?.data}")
    } else {
        Log.d(TAG, "Cached get failed: ", task.exception)
    }
}
DocSnippets.kt

Java

DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("cities").document("SF");

// Source can be CACHE, SERVER, or DEFAULT.
Source source = Source.CACHE;

// Get the document, forcing the SDK to use the offline cache
docRef.get(source).addOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
    @Override
    public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<DocumentSnapshot> task) {
        if (task.isSuccessful()) {
            // Document found in the offline cache
            DocumentSnapshot document = task.getResult();
            Log.d(TAG, "Cached document data: " + document.getData());
        } else {
            Log.d(TAG, "Cached get failed: ", task.getException());
        }
    }
});
DocSnippets.java

Dart

final docRef = db.collection("cities").doc("SF");

// Source can be CACHE, SERVER, or DEFAULT.
const source = Source.cache;

docRef.get(const GetOptions(source: source)).then(
      (res) => print("Successfully completed"),
      onError: (e) => print("Error completing: $e"),
    );
firestore.dart

Java

Not supported in the Java SDK.

Python

Not supported in the Python SDK.

C++

DocumentReference doc_ref = db->Collection("cities").Document("SF");
Source source = Source::kCache;
doc_ref.Get(source).OnCompletion([](const Future<DocumentSnapshot>& future) {
  if (future.error() == Error::kErrorOk) {
    const DocumentSnapshot& document = *future.result();
    if (document.exists()) {
      std::cout << "Cached document id: " << document.id() << std::endl;
    } else {
    }
  } else {
    std::cout << "Cached get failed: " << future.error_message() << std::endl;
  }
});
snippets.cpp

Node.js

Not supported in the Node.js SDK.

Go

Not supported in the Go SDK.

PHP

Not supported in the PHP SDK.

Unity

Not supported in the Unity SDK.

C#

Not supported in the C# SDK.

Ruby

Not supported in the Ruby SDK.

Custom objects

The previous example retrieved the contents of the document as a map, but in some languages it's often more convenient to use a custom object type. In Add Data, you defined a City class that you used to define each city. You can turn your document back into a City object:

To use custom objects, you must define a FirestoreDataConverter function for your class. For example:

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable Web v9 modular SDK and upgrade from version 8.

class City {
    constructor (name, state, country ) {
        this.name = name;
        this.state = state;
        this.country = country;
    }
    toString() {
        return this.name + ', ' + this.state + ', ' + this.country;
    }
}

// Firestore data converter
const cityConverter = {
    toFirestore: (city) => {
        return {
            name: city.name,
            state: city.state,
            country: city.country
            };
    },
    fromFirestore: (snapshot, options) => {
        const data = snapshot.data(options);
        return new City(data.name, data.state, data.country);
    }
};
city_custom_object.js

To use custom objects, you must define a FirestoreDataConverter function for your class. For example:

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable Web v9 modular SDK and upgrade from version 8.

class City {
    constructor (name, state, country ) {
        this.name = name;
        this.state = state;
        this.country = country;
    }
    toString() {
        return this.name + ', ' + this.state + ', ' + this.country;
    }
}

// Firestore data converter
var cityConverter = {
    toFirestore: function(city) {
        return {
            name: city.name,
            state: city.state,
            country: city.country
            };
    },
    fromFirestore: function(snapshot, options){
        const data = snapshot.data(options);
        return new City(data.name, data.state, data.country);
    }
};
test.firestore.js

Call your data converter with your read operations. After conversion, you can access custom object methods:

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable Web v9 modular SDK and upgrade from version 8.

import { doc, getDoc} from "firebase/firestore"; 

const ref = doc(db, "cities", "LA").withConverter(cityConverter);
const docSnap = await getDoc(ref);
if (docSnap.exists()) {
  // Convert to City object
  const city = docSnap.data();
  // Use a City instance method
  console.log(city.toString());
} else {
  console.log("No such document!");
}
get_custom_object.js

Call your data converter with your read operations. After conversion, you can access custom object methods:

Web

Learn more about the tree-shakeable Web v9 modular SDK and upgrade from version 8.

db.collection("cities").doc("LA")
  .withConverter(cityConverter)
  .get().then((doc) => {
    if (doc.exists){
      // Convert to City object
      var city = doc.data();
      // Use a City instance method
      console.log(city.toString());
    } else {
      console.log("No such document!");
    }}).catch((error) => {
      console.log("Error getting document:", error);
    });
test.firestore.js

Swift

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

To support automatic type serialization in Swift, your type must conform to the Codable protocol.

let docRef = db.collection("cities").document("BJ")

do {
  let city = try await docRef.getDocument(as: City.self)
  print("City: \(city)")
} catch {
  print("Error decoding city: \(error)")
}
ViewController.swift

Objective-C

Note: This product is not available on watchOS and App Clip targets.

In Objective-C you must do this manually.

FIRDocumentReference *docRef =
[[self.db collectionWithPath:@"cities"] documentWithPath:@"BJ"];
[docRef getDocumentWithCompletion:^(FIRDocumentSnapshot *snapshot, NSError *error) {
  FSTCity *city = [[FSTCity alloc] initWithDictionary:snapshot.data];
  if (city != nil) {
    NSLog(@"City: %@", city);
  } else {
    NSLog(@"Document does not exist");
  }
}];
ViewController.m

Kotlin+KTX

val docRef = db.collection("cities").document("BJ")
docRef.get().addOnSuccessListener { documentSnapshot ->
    val city = documentSnapshot.toObject<City>()
}
DocSnippets.kt

Java

Important: Each custom class must have a public constructor that takes no arguments. In addition, the class must include a public getter for each property.

DocumentReference docRef = db.collection("cities").document("BJ");
docRef.get().addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<DocumentSnapshot>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(DocumentSnapshot documentSnapshot) {
        City city = documentSnapshot.toObject(City.class);
    }
});
DocSnippets.java

Dart

To use custom objects, you must define Firestore data conversion functions for your class. For example:

class City {
  final String? name;
  final String? state;
  final String? country;
  final bool? capital;
  final int? population;
  final List<String>? regions;

  City({
    this.name,
    this.state,
    this.country,
    this.capital,
    this.population,
    this.regions,
  });

  factory City.fromFirestore(
    DocumentSnapshot<Map<String, dynamic>> snapshot,
    SnapshotOptions? options,
  ) {
    final data = snapshot.data();
    return City(
      name: data?['name'],
      state: data?['state'],
      country: data?['country'],
      capital: data?['capital'],
      population: data?['population'],
      regions:
          data?['regions'] is Iterable ? List.from(data?['regions']) : null,
    );
  }

  Map<String, dynamic> toFirestore() {
    return {
      if (name != null) "name": name,
      if (state != null) "state": state,
      if (country != null) "country": country,
      if (capital != null) "capital": capital,
      if (population != null) "population": population,
      if (regions != null) "regions": regions,
    };
  }
}
firestore_add_data_custom_objects_snippet.dart

Then, create a document reference with your data conversion functions. Any read operations you perform using this reference will return instances of your custom class:

final ref = db.collection("cities").doc("LA").withConverter(
      fromFirestore: City.fromFirestore,
      toFirestore: (City city, _) => city.toFirestore(),
    );
final docSnap = await ref.get();
final city = docSnap.data(); // Convert to City object
if (city != null) {
  print(city);
} else {
  print("No such document.");
}
firestore.dart

Java

Each custom class must have a public constructor that takes no arguments. In addition, the class must include a public getter for each property.