Generate Download URL After Successful Upload

Question

I have successfully uploaded files to Firebase\'s storage via Google Cloud Storage through JS! What I noticed is that unlike files uploaded directly, the files uploaded thro

Answer 1

When using the GCloud client, you want to use getSignedUrl() to download the file, like so:

bucket.file('photos/' + filename).getSignedUrl({
  action: 'read',
  expires: '03-17-2025'
}, function(err, url) {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
    return;
  }

  // The file is now available to read from this URL.
  request(url, function(err, resp) {
    // resp.statusCode = 200
  });
});

Answer 2

You can either:

a) Create a download url through the firebase console

b) if you attempt to get the downloadurl programmatically from a firebase client, one will be created on the fly for you.