How do I get the UID of the new list item I just added to Firebase using AngularJS?

Question

I am adding new children to a Firebase list and unique IDs are automatically created. I need some way to get the ID thats been created so I can immediately change the URL l

Answer 1

The angularFire $add method returns a promise, which when resolved will contain a Firebase reference to your newly pushed value. With that value, you can get the UID.

$scope.tests.$add({
  ...your object....
})
  .then(function(ref) { 
    $location.path("/test/"+ref.name()); 
  });