firebase/firebase-admin-node

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The Firebase Admin Node.js SDK is the official server-side library for accessing Firebase services (Authentication, Realtime Database, Cloud Messaging, Firestore, Cloud Storage) from privileged environments. It lets backend code perform admin-privileged operations like minting and verifying auth tokens, managing users, and sending push notifications.

Use cases

• verify firebase id tokens on my node.js server
• send firebase cloud messaging push notifications from backend
• manage firebase auth users programmatically
• read and write realtime database with admin privileges
• mint custom firebase auth tokens
• build an admin console to look up user data
• access firestore and cloud storage from a server

When to choose

• you need privileged server-side access to Firebase services in Node.js
• you want to verify Firebase auth tokens or manage users from a backend
• you need to send FCM messages without using the FCM server protocols directly

When to avoid

• you are building a client-side or end-user app (use the Firebase client JavaScript SDK instead)
• your project does not use Firebase
• you need a Node.js version below 22

Facets

library · maturity stable

auth database sdk webhook http-client backend developer-tools apis databases serverless cloud firebase firebase-admin realtime-database cloud-messaging firestore push-notifications token-verification user-management nodejs web-server

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