firebase/firebase-admin-python

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The Firebase Admin Python SDK lets privileged server-side Python code interact with Firebase services such as Authentication, Firestore, Realtime Database, and Cloud Messaging. It supports minting and verifying auth tokens, managing users, and accessing Google Cloud resources tied to a Firebase project.

Use cases

• verify firebase id tokens from a python backend
• mint custom firebase auth tokens for users
• manage firebase users programmatically from a server
• send firebase cloud messaging push notifications from python
• read and write firestore with admin privileges
• build an admin console for firebase authentication

When to choose

• your backend is Python and needs privileged access to Firebase services
• you need to verify or mint Firebase auth tokens server-side
• you want to send FCM messages or manage users from a server

When to avoid

• you need client-side (end-user) Firebase access in a browser or mobile app
• your project does not use Firebase or Google Cloud
• you need a language other than Python for the admin backend

Facets

library · maturity stable

auth sdk database http-client backend developer-tools apis cloud-computing python cloud serverless firebase firebase-admin google-cloud server-side authentication cloud-messaging firestore web-server

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