Firestore Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1

What is Firestore?

Accepted Answer

Firestore is a NoSQL document database from Firebase designed for real-time data synchronization and offline support in web and mobile apps.

Question 2

How do I integrate Firestore with my API?

Accepted Answer

Use Firebase Admin SDK or REST APIs to perform CRUD operations on Firestore documents. This allows your API to serve data from Firestore to various client apps.

Question 3

What are Firestore’s key advantages?

Accepted Answer

Firestore offers real-time syncing, offline data persistence, and automatic scaling. It also has a flexible schema, making it suitable for rapidly changing data models.

Question 4

How do I secure data in Firestore?

Accepted Answer

Implement Firebase Security Rules to control read/write access. Combine these with Firebase Authentication for user-based permissions and robust data security.

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