Firebase Functions
Run backend code in response to events triggered by Firebase features and HTTPS requests.
Overview
Cloud Functions for Firebase is a serverless framework that lets you automatically run backend code in response to events triggered by Firebase features and HTTPS requests. Your JavaScript or TypeScript code is stored in Google's cloud and runs in a managed environment. There's no need to manage and scale your own servers.
✨ Key Features
- Deep integration with the Firebase platform (Authentication, Firestore, etc.)
- Trigger functions directly from Firebase events
- No server management required
- Automatic scaling
- Pay only for what you use
- Supports JavaScript and TypeScript
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Unparalleled, native integration with the entire Firebase suite of tools.
- Extremely fast to get started for mobile and web developers already using Firebase.
- Event-driven triggers are tightly coupled with Firebase services like Authentication and Firestore.
Unique Value: Extend your Firebase application with custom, event-driven backend logic without leaving the Firebase ecosystem or managing servers.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Sending a welcome email to a user upon account creation
- Processing an image after it's uploaded to Cloud Storage
- Creating a new document in Firestore when another is updated
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Applications not using the Firebase ecosystem
- Long-running computational tasks
- Workloads requiring languages other than JavaScript or TypeScript
🏆 Alternatives
Much simpler and more integrated for Firebase developers than using a separate AWS Lambda or Azure Functions backend. It is less flexible and powerful than using Google Cloud Functions directly.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Firebase-level paid support plans tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: Part of the Firebase 'Spark' free plan, which includes 2 million invocations, 400,000 GB-seconds, and 200,000 GHz-seconds per month.
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