How to create a Collection in Firestore with node.js code

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I cannot figure out how to create a new Collection with the node.js firestore api. Any suggestions?

Frank van Puffelen · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-07 18:50:19Z

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Collections are automatically created when you add/write a document to them. There is no need (nor API) to explicitly create a collection.

From the documentation:

Collections and documents are created implicitly in Cloud Firestore. Simply assign data to a document within a collection. If either the collection or document does not exist, Cloud Firestore creates it.

answered Oct 7, 2017 at 18:50

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2 Comments

hybrid9 Over a year ago

Is it possible to create a document with fields and a subcollection at the time of a root collection creation? I'm finding I need to create my document first, then create my subcollection in two steps

GorvGoyl Over a year ago

note that deleting a doc doesn't delete its subcollection! u need to delete subcollection separately.

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