Getting 403 Forbidden error when trying to load image from Firebase Storage

Question

I\'m using firebase storage to store and load images for users on my android app. All users must be authenticated before using it. Occasionally, some user profile images are not

Answer 1

If you are just testing Storage you might not have implemented Authentication. By default Storage expects uploading user to be authenticated. To by-pass that, in the Storage->Rules write this :

service firebase.storage {
  match /b/{bucket}/o {
    match /{allPaths=**} {
      allow read, write: if request.auth == null;
    }
  }
}

Worked like a charm for me. Have fun using Firebase