google-cloud-firestore
Google Cloud Firestore API client library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is the official, actively maintained Google Cloud Firestore client for Python. It has low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and is in the top 1000 PyPI packages by download volume. Install it if you are building on Google Cloud Firestore; it is the supported way to access the service from Python.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10.
- Requires Google Cloud project setup, billing enabled, Firestore enabled, and authentication credentials configured (typically via GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable).
- Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most projects without restriction, including commercial and proprietary applications.
last release 2026-08-06 (8 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,371 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 41,232,735 downloads/mo, #674 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install google-cloud-firestore
from google.cloud import firestore
db = firestore.Client()
doc = db.collection('users').document('alice').get()- Whether the package supports both Firestore in Native mode and Datastore mode, or only one.
- Performance characteristics and throughput limits for typical workloads.
- Offline persistence or local caching capabilities beyond what the fact sheet documents.
- Real-time listener and change stream capabilities.
What it is and what it does
google-cloud-firestore is the official Python SDK for interacting with Google Cloud Firestore, a fully managed NoSQL document database. It provides a client library that abstracts the gRPC protocol layer, allowing developers to perform operations against Firestore collections and documents. The library handles authentication via Google Cloud credentials and integrates with the broader Google Cloud Python ecosystem.
Typical usage involves creating a Client instance, then accessing collections and documents to read, write, update, or delete data. The library depends on google-api-core, google-auth, google-cloud-core, grpcio, proto-plus, and protobuf to handle API communication and protocol buffer serialization. It requires Python >= 3.10 and is compatible with Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, and 3.14.
Use it for
- Build web or mobile backends that need a scalable, serverless document database with automatic indexing.
- Store and query user profiles, settings, or application state in a managed NoSQL store without managing infrastructure.
- Implement collaborative features by accessing document changes and pushing updates to connected clients.
- Run queries across large document collections with automatic scaling and high availability.
- Manage operations across multiple documents to maintain data consistency.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is the official, actively maintained Google Cloud Firestore client for Python. It has low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and is in the top 1000 PyPI packages by download volume. Install it if you are building on Google Cloud Firestore; it is the supported way to access the service from Python.
Install
google-cloud-firestore on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with a release 8 days ago and ongoing commits. Depends on six Google-authored packages (google-api-core, google-auth, google-cloud-core, grpcio, proto-plus, protobuf) that are standard in the Google Cloud ecosystem.
Requires Python >= 3.10. Requires Google Cloud project setup, billing enabled, Firestore enabled, and authentication credentials configured (typically via GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS environment variable).
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most projects without restriction, including commercial and proprietary applications.
Quickstart
pip install google-cloud-firestore
from google.cloud import firestore
db = firestore.Client()
doc = db.collection('users').document('alice').get()Verify before relying
- Whether the package supports both Firestore in Native mode and Datastore mode, or only one.
- Performance characteristics and throughput limits for typical workloads.
- Offline persistence or local caching capabilities beyond what the fact sheet documents.
- Real-time listener and change stream capabilities.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 6 packagesgoogle-api-coregoogle-authgoogle-cloud-coregrpcioproto-plusprotobuf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 41,232,735 / month, #674 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Internet |
Evidence: google_cloud_firestore-2.28.1-py3-none-any.whl
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