Edit 2; worth putting on top: I think it is worth mentioning that this is actually downloading all data at this snapshot just to check whether any data exists. You should be mindful here. If the reference is huge (e.g. actually the root reference and not a specific child/property) then you should either find a deeper node you … Read more
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By default the database in a project in the Firebase Console is only readable/writeable by administrative users (e.g. in Cloud Functions, or processes that use an Admin SDK). Users of the regular client-side SDKs can’t access the database, unless you change the server-side security rules. You can change the rules so that the database is only readable/writeable … Read more