gcloud firestore import

NAME
gcloud firestore import - import Cloud Firestore documents from Google Cloud Storage
SYNOPSIS
gcloud firestore importINPUT_URI_PREFIX[--async][--collection-ids=[COLLECTION_GROUP_IDS,…]][--database=DATABASE; default="(default)"][--namespace-ids=[NAMESPACE_IDS,…]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
import Cloud Firestore documents from Google Cloud Storage.
EXAMPLES
To import all collection groups frommybucket/my/path, run:
gcloudfirestoreimportgs://mybucket/my/path

To import a specific set of collections groups asynchronously, run:

gcloudfirestoreimportgs://mybucket/my/path--collection-ids='specific collection group1','specific collection group2'--async

To import all collection groups from certain namespace, run:

gcloudfirestoreimportgs://mybucket/my/path--namespace-ids='specific namespace id'
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INPUT_URI_PREFIX
Location of the import files.

This location is the 'output_uri_prefix' field of a previous export, and can befound via the 'gcloud firestore operations describe' command.

FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--collection-ids=[COLLECTION_GROUP_IDS,…]
List specifying which collection groups will be included in the operation. Whenomitted, all collection groups are included.

For example, to operate on only thecustomers andorders collections groups:

gcloudfirestoreimport--collection-ids='customers','orders'
--database=DATABASE; default="(default)"
The database to operate on. The default value is(default).

For example, to operate on databasefoo:

gcloudfirestoreimport--database='foo'
--namespace-ids=[NAMESPACE_IDS,…]
List specifying which namespaces will be included in the operation. Whenomitted, all namespaces are included.

This is only supported for Datastore Mode databases.

For example, to operate on only thecustomers andorders namespaces:

gcloudfirestoreimport--namespaces-ids='customers','orders'
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphafirestoreimport
gcloudbetafirestoreimport

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Last updated 2025-11-18 UTC.