Cloud functions with firebase: firebase.functions is not a function

Question

After creating a cloud function addMessage on Firebase using Firebase SDK 4.12.0, the following code does not work when attempting to call the addMessage function from within my client app:

var firebase = require("../node_modules/firebase")
var functions = firebase.functions();

functions.httpsCallable("addMessage").call(
    //...
)

TypeError: firebase.functions is not a function

B. Jack · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-25 20:48:04Z

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The solution was to add require("firebase/functions")

answered Mar 25, 2018 at 20:48

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3 Comments

cfl Over a year ago

a "-" not / is seems const functions = require('firebase-functions');

udeep shrestha Over a year ago

For those who are loading from CDN, include corresponding Firebase JS SDKs. For example, if firebase.functions() is undefined, then include firebase-functions.js from CDN as documented here firebase.google.com/docs/web/setup#libraries_CDN

Borna Over a year ago

If using ES6 use this: import 'firebase/functions'

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