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Firestore

Firestore is the deepest Firebase Desk surface.

Browse

Section titled “Browse”
  • Load root collections per connection.
  • Expand documents and nested subcollections.
  • Filter the workspace tree.
  • Open collections or documents into tabs.
  • Use back/forward tab interaction history.

Query

Section titled “Query”
  • Run collection queries from the active tab.
  • Set field filters, sort direction, and limits.
  • Page through large result sets.
  • Switch result views between table, tree, and JSON.
  • Inspect document size estimates, metadata, and nested values.

Firestore query results in table view with an orders collection selected.

Write

Section titled “Write”
  • Create collections by creating the first document.
  • Create documents with generated or manual IDs.
  • Edit whole document JSON.
  • Patch fields from context menus.
  • Delete documents with optional subcollection handling.
  • Resolve save conflicts and stale field edits.

Document JSON editor opened for a Firestore order document.

Jobs

Section titled “Jobs”

Collection jobs support copy, duplicate, export, import, and delete. Jobs run through the jobs drawer, emit status/progress, and create Activity entries.

Activity

Section titled “Activity”

Firestore queries, writes, conflicts, and collection jobs create Activity entries with connection and path context. Use Activity when you need to confirm which environment a write touched or reopen a target after switching tabs.