Getting Started
Copy a setup prompt with the install steps and the full markdown guide for this plugin.
Set up this Capacitor plugin in the project.
Use the package manager already used by the project.
Install these package(s): `@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage`
Run the required Capacitor sync/update step after installation.
Read this markdown guide for the full setup steps: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Cap-go/website/refs/heads/main/apps/docs/src/content/docs/docs/plugins/firebase-storage/getting-started.mdx
Use that guide for platform-specific steps, native file edits, permissions, config changes, imports, and usage setup.
If that guide references other docs pages, read them too.
Install
Section titled “Install”bun add @capgo/capacitor-firebase-storagebunx cap syncImport
Section titled “Import”import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';API Overview
Section titled “API Overview”deleteFile
Section titled “deleteFile”Delete a file.
import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';
await FirebaseStorage.deleteFile({} as DeleteFileOptions);getDownloadUrl
Section titled “getDownloadUrl”Get the download url for a file.
import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';
await FirebaseStorage.getDownloadUrl({} as GetDownloadUrlOptions);getMetadata
Section titled “getMetadata”Get the metadata for a file.
import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';
await FirebaseStorage.getMetadata({} as GetMetadataOptions);listFiles
Section titled “listFiles”List files in a directory.
import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';
await FirebaseStorage.listFiles({} as ListFilesOptions);updateMetadata
Section titled “updateMetadata”Update the metadata for a file.
import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';
await FirebaseStorage.updateMetadata({} as UpdateMetadataOptions);uploadFile
Section titled “uploadFile”Upload a file.
import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';
await FirebaseStorage.uploadFile({} as UploadFileOptions, {} as UploadFileCallback);useEmulator
Section titled “useEmulator”Instrument your app to talk to the Cloud Storage emulator.
On Android, the cleartext traffic must be allowed. On the Capacitor configuration:
{ server: { cleartext: true }}The cleartext traffic is not intended for use in production.
import { FirebaseStorage } from '@capgo/capacitor-firebase-storage';
await FirebaseStorage.useEmulator({} as UseEmulatorOptions);Type Reference
Section titled “Type Reference”DeleteFileOptions
Section titled “DeleteFileOptions”export interface DeleteFileOptions { /** * The full path to the file to delete, including the file name. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 'mountains.png' * @example 'images/mountains.png' */ path: string;}GetDownloadUrlOptions
Section titled “GetDownloadUrlOptions”export interface GetDownloadUrlOptions { /** * The full path to the file to get the download url for, including the file name. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 'mountains.png' * @example 'images/mountains.png' */ path: string;}GetDownloadUrlResult
Section titled “GetDownloadUrlResult”export interface GetDownloadUrlResult { /** * The download url for the file. * * @since 5.3.0 */ downloadUrl: string;}GetMetadataOptions
Section titled “GetMetadataOptions”export interface GetMetadataOptions { /** * The full path to the file to get the metadata for, including the file name. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 'mountains.png' * @example 'images/mountains.png' */ path: string;}GetMetadataResult
Section titled “GetMetadataResult”export interface GetMetadataResult { /** * The bucket this file is contained in. * * @since 5.3.0 */ bucket: string; /** * The timestamp at which the file was created in milliseconds since the epoch. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 1697304435933 */ createdAt?: number; /** * The object's generation. * * @since 5.3.0 * @see https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/metadata#generation-number */ generation: string; /** * The md5 hash of the file. * * @since 5.3.0 */ md5Hash?: string; /** * The object's metadata generation. * * @since 5.3.0 * @see https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/metadata#generation-number */ metadataGeneration: string; /** * The short name of this file, which is the last component of the full path. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 'mountains.png' */ name?: string; /** * The full path to the file, including the file name. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 'images/mountains.png' */ path?: string; /** * The size of the file in bytes. * * @since 5.3.0 */ size: number; /** * The timestamp at which the file was last updated in milliseconds since the epoch. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 1697304435933 */ updatedAt: number; /** * Served as the `Cache-Control` header on object download. * * @since 6.1.0 */ cacheControl?: string; /** * Served as the `Content-Disposition` header on object download. * * @since 6.1.0 */ contentDisposition?: string; /** * Served as the `Content-Encoding` header on object download. * * @since 6.1.0 */ contentEncoding?: string; /** * Served as the `Content-Language` header on object download. * * @since 6.1.0 */ contentLanguage?: string; /** * Served as the `Content-Type` header on object download. * * @since 6.1.0 */ contentType?: string; /** * Additional user-defined custom metadata. * * @since 6.1.0 */ customMetadata?: { [key: string]: string };}ListFilesOptions
Section titled “ListFilesOptions”export interface ListFilesOptions { /** * The full path to the directory to list files for. * * @since 5.3.0 */ path: string; /** * The maximum number of results to return. * * @since 5.3.0 * @default 1000 */ maxResults?: number; /** * The page token, returned by a previous call to this method. * If provided, listing is resumed from the previous position. * * @since 5.3.0 */ pageToken?: string;}ListFilesResult
Section titled “ListFilesResult”export interface ListFilesResult { /** * The list of files in the directory. * * @since 5.3.0 */ items: StorageReference[]; /** * If set, there might be more results for this list. * Use this token to resume the list. * * @since 5.3.0 */ nextPageToken?: string;}UpdateMetadataOptions
Section titled “UpdateMetadataOptions”export interface UpdateMetadataOptions { /** * The full path to the file to update the metadata for, including the file name. * * @since 5.3.0 */ path: string; /** * The metadata to update. * * @since 5.3.0 */ metadata: SettableMetadata;}UploadFileOptions
Section titled “UploadFileOptions”export interface UploadFileOptions { /** * The data to upload. * * Only available for Web. * * @since 5.3.0 */ blob?: Blob; /** * The full path where data should be uploaded, including the file name. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 'mountains.png' * @example 'images/mountains.png' */ path: string; /** * The uri to the file to upload. * * Only available for Android and iOS. * * @since 5.3.0 * @example 'content://com.google.android.apps.photos.contentprovider/-1/1/content://media/external/images/media/1000000214/ORIGINAL/NONE/image/.png/mountains' * @example 'file:///var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/E397A70D-67E4-4258-236E-W1D9E12111D4/Library/Caches/092F8464-DE60-40B3-8A23-EB83160D9F9F/mountains.png' */ uri?: string; /** * The metadata to set for the file. * * @since 5.4.0 */ metadata?: UploadMetadata;}UploadFileCallback
Section titled “UploadFileCallback”export type UploadFileCallback = (event: UploadFileCallbackEvent | null, error: any) => void;CallbackId
Section titled “CallbackId”export type CallbackId = string;UseEmulatorOptions
Section titled “UseEmulatorOptions”export interface UseEmulatorOptions { /** * The emulator host without any port or scheme. * * Note when using a Android Emulator device: 10.0.2.2 is the special IP address to connect to the 'localhost' of the host computer. * * @since 6.1.0 * @example "127.0.0.1" */ host: string; /** * The emulator port. * * @since 6.1.0 * @default 9199 * @example 9199 */ port?: number;}Source Of Truth
Section titled “Source Of Truth”This page is generated from the plugin’s src/definitions.ts. Re-run the sync when the public API changes upstream.