Firebase

Firestore Commands

Manage Firestore database operations from the CLI. Export and import data, deploy security rules and indexes, and manage your NoSQL document database.

5 commands

Pro Tips

Export data with 'firebase firestore:export gs://bucket/backup' for regular backups of production data.

Use 'firebase firestore:indexes' to list all composite indexes — helps debug query errors.

Deploy only rules: 'firebase deploy --only firestore:rules' to update security without touching indexes.

Common Mistakes

Firestore rules deploy instantly to production. A bad rule can lock out all users or expose all data.

Deleting a collection via CLI deletes all documents and subcollections recursively. This cannot be undone.

Commands

Delete Firestore data

$ firebase firestore:delete --all-collections

Delete all data in Firestore (use with caution)

Export Firestore data

$ gcloud firestore export gs://<bucket>

Export Firestore data to Cloud Storage

Import Firestore data

$ gcloud firestore import gs://<bucket>/<path>

Import Firestore data from Cloud Storage

Deploy Firestore indexes

$ firebase deploy --only firestore:indexes

Deploy only Firestore indexes

Deploy Firestore rules

$ firebase deploy --only firestore:rules

Deploy only Firestore security rules