--- description: Unofficial Capacitor plugin for Firebase App SDK to initialize Firebase in your app with support for Android, iOS, and Web. title: Capacitor Firebase App Plugin for Android, iOS & Web - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/plugins/firebase/app.png --- [ Skip to content](#capacitor-firebaseapp) [ 🎉 Introducing **Capawesome Platform** — one platform for Live Updates, Native Builds, App Store Publishing, and Insider SDKs.](https://capawesome.io) * [ Configuration ](#configuration) * [ Demo ](#demo) * [ Usage ](#usage) * [ API ](#api) * [ Changelog ](#changelog) * [ License ](#license) * [ App Check ](/docs/plugins/firebase/app-check/) * [ Authentication ](/docs/plugins/firebase/authentication/) * [ Crashlytics ](/docs/plugins/firebase/crashlytics/) * [ Cloud Firestore ](/docs/plugins/firebase/cloud-firestore/) * [ Cloud Functions ](/docs/plugins/firebase/cloud-functions/) * [ Cloud Messaging ](/docs/plugins/firebase/cloud-messaging/) * [ Cloud Storage ](/docs/plugins/firebase/cloud-storage/) * [ Performance Monitoring ](/docs/plugins/firebase/performance-monitoring/) * [ Remote Config ](/docs/plugins/firebase/remote-config/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/plugins/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/plugins/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/plugins/google-sign-in/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/plugins/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/plugins/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/plugins/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/plugins/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/plugins/mlkit/) * [ NFC ](/docs/plugins/nfc/) * [ OAuth ](/docs/plugins/oauth/) * [ Pedometer ](/docs/plugins/pedometer/) * [ Photo Editor ](/docs/plugins/photo-editor/) * [ PostHog ](/docs/plugins/posthog/) * [ Printer ](/docs/plugins/printer/) * [ Purchases ](/docs/plugins/purchases/) * [ RealtimeKit ](/docs/plugins/realtimekit/) * [ Screen Orientation ](/docs/plugins/screen-orientation/) * [ Screenshot ](/docs/plugins/screenshot/) * [ Secure Preferences ](/docs/plugins/secure-preferences/) * [ Speech Recognition ](/docs/plugins/speech-recognition/) * [ Speech Synthesis ](/docs/plugins/speech-synthesis/) * [ Share Target ](/docs/plugins/share-target/) * [ Square Mobile Payments ](/docs/plugins/square-mobile-payments/) * [ SQLite ](/docs/plugins/sqlite/) * [ Superwall ](/docs/plugins/superwall/) * [ Torch ](/docs/plugins/torch/) * [ Wifi ](/docs/plugins/wifi/) * [ Zip ](/docs/plugins/zip/) * [ Cloud ](/docs/cloud/) * [ Live Updates ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/) * Advanced * Integrations * [ Native Builds ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/) * [ Configuration ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/configuration/) * [ Environments ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/environments/) * Guides * [ Sample Projects ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/sample-projects/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/troubleshooting/) * [ Automations ](/docs/cloud/automations/) * [ Assist ](/docs/cloud/assist/) * Account * Organizations * [ Organization and User Management ](/docs/cloud/organizations/memberships/) * [ Single Sign-On (SSO) ](/docs/cloud/organizations/sso/) * [ Teams ](/docs/cloud/organizations/teams/) * [ Two-Factor Authentication ](/docs/cloud/organizations/two-factor-authentication/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/integrations/) * [ License Keys ](/docs/cloud/license-keys/) * [ Webhooks ](/docs/cloud/webhooks/) * [ Pricing ](https://capawesome.io/pricing/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/faq/) * [ Support ](/docs/cloud/support/) * [ Contributing ](/docs/contributing/) * [ LLMs ](/docs/llms/) * [ Insiders ](/docs/insiders/) * [ License ](https://capawesome.io/legal/eula/) * [ Support ](/docs/insiders/support/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/insiders/faq/) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories * [ Configuration ](#configuration) * [ Demo ](#demo) * [ Usage ](#usage) * [ API ](#api) * [ Changelog ](#changelog) * [ License ](#license) # @capacitor-firebase/app[¶](#capacitor-firebaseapp "Permanent link") Unofficial Capacitor plugin for [Firebase App](https://firebase.google.com/docs).[1](#fn:1) [ ![Deliver Live Updates to your Capacitor app with Capawesome Cloud](../../../assets/external/cloud.capawesome.io/assets/banners/cloud-build-and-deploy-capacitor-apps.69628c3f.png) ](https://cloud.capawesome.io/) ## Newsletter[¶](#newsletter "Permanent link") Stay up to date with the latest news and updates about the Capawesome, Capacitor, and Ionic ecosystem by subscribing to our [Capawesome Newsletter](https://cloud.capawesome.io/newsletter/). ## Compatibility[¶](#compatibility "Permanent link") | Plugin Version | Capacitor Version | Status | | -------------- | ----------------- | -------------- | | 8.x.x | \>=8.x.x | Active support | | 7.x.x | 7.x.x | Deprecated | | 6.x.x | 6.x.x | Deprecated | | 5.x.x | 5.x.x | Deprecated | | 1.x.x | 4.x.x | Deprecated | ## Installation[¶](#installation "Permanent link") You can use our **AI-Assisted Setup** to install the plugin. Add the [Capawesome Skills](https://github.com/capawesome-team/skills) to your AI tool using the following command: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-0-1)npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capacitor-plugins ` Then use the following prompt: `` [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-1-1)Use the `capacitor-plugins` skill from `capawesome-team/skills` to install the `@capacitor-firebase/app` plugin in my project. `` If you prefer **Manual Setup**, install the plugin by running the following commands and follow the platform-specific instructions below: `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-1)npm install @capacitor-firebase/app firebase [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-2-2)npx cap sync ` Add Firebase to your project if you haven't already ([Android](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-firebase/blob/main/docs/firebase-setup.md#android) / [iOS](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-firebase/blob/main/docs/firebase-setup.md#ios) / [Web](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-firebase/blob/main/docs/firebase-setup.md#web)). ### Android[¶](#android "Permanent link") #### Variables[¶](#variables "Permanent link") If needed, you can define the following project variable in your app’s `variables.gradle` file to change the default version of the dependency: * `$firebaseCommonVersion` version of `com.google.firebase:firebase-common` (default: `22.0.1`) This can be useful if you encounter dependency conflicts with other plugins in your project. ## Configuration[¶](#configuration "Permanent link") No configuration required for this plugin. ## Demo[¶](#demo "Permanent link") A working example can be found here: [robingenz/capacitor-firebase-plugin-demo](https://github.com/robingenz/capacitor-firebase-plugin-demo) ## Usage[¶](#usage "Permanent link") `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-1)import { FirebaseApp } from '@capacitor-firebase/app'; [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-2) [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-3)const getName = async () => { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-4) const result = await FirebaseApp.getName(); [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-5)}; [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-6) [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-7)const getOptions = async () => { [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-8) const result = await FirebaseApp.getOptions(); [](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-3-9)}; ` ## API[¶](#api "Permanent link") * [getName()](#getname) * [getOptions()](#getoptions) * [Interfaces](#interfaces) ### getName()[¶](#getname "Permanent link") `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-4-1)getName() => Promise ` Get the name for this app. **Returns:** `Promise<[GetNameResult](#getnameresult)>` **Since:** 0.1.0 --- ### getOptions()[¶](#getoptions "Permanent link") `[](#%5F%5Fcodelineno-5-1)getOptions() => Promise ` Get the configuration options for this app. **Returns:** `Promise<[GetOptionsResult](#getoptionsresult)>` **Since:** 0.1.0 --- ### Interfaces[¶](#interfaces "Permanent link") #### GetNameResult[¶](#getnameresult "Permanent link") | Prop | Type | Description | Since | | -------- | ------ | ---------------------------- | ----- | | **name** | string | The unique name of this app. | 0.1.0 | #### GetOptionsResult[¶](#getoptionsresult "Permanent link") | Prop | Type | Description | Since | | ----------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | **apiKey** | string | API key used for authenticating requests from your app. | 0.1.0 | | **applicationId** | string | Google App ID used to uniquely identify an instance of an app. | 0.1.0 | | **databaseUrl** | string | The database root URL. | 0.1.0 | | **gcmSenderId** | string | The Project Number. | 0.1.0 | | **projectId** | string | The Google Cloud project ID. | 0.1.0 | | **storageBucket** | string | The Google Cloud Storage bucket name. | 0.1.0 | ## Changelog[¶](#changelog "Permanent link") See [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-firebase/blob/main/packages/app/CHANGELOG.md). ## License[¶](#license "Permanent link") See [LICENSE](https://github.com/capawesome-team/capacitor-firebase/blob/main/packages/app/LICENSE). --- 1. 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