Does Firebase use REST API?

Firebase REST APIs allow you to make requests to the Firebase Database for reading, writing, updating, or removing data . You can define any Firebase Realtime Database URL as a REST endpoint by adding . json in the end. Keeping your data safe, you can use the Firebase REST API to send requests via an HTTPS client.

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Is firestore a REST API?

The REST API can be helpful for the following use cases: Accessing Cloud Firestore from a resource-constrained environment, such as an internet of things (IoT) device, where running a complete client library is not possible. Automating database administration or retrieving detailed database metadata.

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Is firestore a backend?

Cloud Firestore ships with mobile and web SDKs and a comprehensive set of security rules so you can access your database without needing to stand up your own server. Using Cloud Functions, our serverless compute product, you can execute hosted backend code that responds to data changes in your database .

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