ntvien/firestore_import_json

Import Firestore | How to import json in firestore

Simple Firestore Import

Easily import data into Firebase Cloud Firestore from json and yaml files.

Installation

Clone the repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/ntvien/firestore_import_json

Move into the directory:

$ cd import_data_simple

Install dependencies:

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Provide your Firebase or Google Cloud service account key, data file and the name of the collection.

$ python import_data_firestore.py [path/to/service_account.json] [path/to/dataFile(.json|.yaml|.yml)] [name of collection]

Or without arguments:

$ python import_data_firestore.py
Path to serviceAccountKey.json: [path/to/service_account.json]
Path to data file: [path/to/dataFile(.json|.yaml|.yml)]
Name of collection: [name of collection]

Ex:

$ python import_data_firestore.py service_account.json data.json user

Note

The program expects an array of objects (dictionaries) to work.

CORRECT DATA FILE FORMAT

[
    {
        "name": "Vien Nguyen",
        "email": "thevien898@gmail.com"
    },
    {
        "name": "Fiction",
        "email": "thevien@gmail.com"
    }
]

---
- name: Vien Nguyen
  email: thevien898@gmail.com
- name: Fiction
  email: thevien@gmail.com