Trying to query across collections in google Firestore









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I am trying to retrieve data from one collection depending on data held in another. If the userUID in my attendance collection equals the userUID in my student collection I would like to retrieve the name of the student. Is this possible?










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  • if you have a document with same userId in attendance and student collection, then you can query student using WhereEqualTo(fieldName,value) like db.collection("student") .whereEqualTo("userId", "idValue").get()
    – Mohammed Farhan
    Aug 20 at 12:56










  • can I combine these queries of two collections into one query or how is this possible
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:10










  • No its not possible to combine queries of two collection into one query.
    – Mohammed Farhan
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I am trying to retrieve data from one collection depending on data held in another. If the userUID in my attendance collection equals the userUID in my student collection I would like to retrieve the name of the student. Is this possible?










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  • if you have a document with same userId in attendance and student collection, then you can query student using WhereEqualTo(fieldName,value) like db.collection("student") .whereEqualTo("userId", "idValue").get()
    – Mohammed Farhan
    Aug 20 at 12:56










  • can I combine these queries of two collections into one query or how is this possible
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:10










  • No its not possible to combine queries of two collection into one query.
    – Mohammed Farhan
    Aug 21 at 4:43












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I am trying to retrieve data from one collection depending on data held in another. If the userUID in my attendance collection equals the userUID in my student collection I would like to retrieve the name of the student. Is this possible?










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I am trying to retrieve data from one collection depending on data held in another. If the userUID in my attendance collection equals the userUID in my student collection I would like to retrieve the name of the student. Is this possible?







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  • if you have a document with same userId in attendance and student collection, then you can query student using WhereEqualTo(fieldName,value) like db.collection("student") .whereEqualTo("userId", "idValue").get()
    – Mohammed Farhan
    Aug 20 at 12:56










  • can I combine these queries of two collections into one query or how is this possible
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:10










  • No its not possible to combine queries of two collection into one query.
    – Mohammed Farhan
    Aug 21 at 4:43
















  • if you have a document with same userId in attendance and student collection, then you can query student using WhereEqualTo(fieldName,value) like db.collection("student") .whereEqualTo("userId", "idValue").get()
    – Mohammed Farhan
    Aug 20 at 12:56










  • can I combine these queries of two collections into one query or how is this possible
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:10










  • No its not possible to combine queries of two collection into one query.
    – Mohammed Farhan
    Aug 21 at 4:43















if you have a document with same userId in attendance and student collection, then you can query student using WhereEqualTo(fieldName,value) like db.collection("student") .whereEqualTo("userId", "idValue").get()
– Mohammed Farhan
Aug 20 at 12:56




if you have a document with same userId in attendance and student collection, then you can query student using WhereEqualTo(fieldName,value) like db.collection("student") .whereEqualTo("userId", "idValue").get()
– Mohammed Farhan
Aug 20 at 12:56












can I combine these queries of two collections into one query or how is this possible
– Sean Gallagher
Aug 20 at 13:10




can I combine these queries of two collections into one query or how is this possible
– Sean Gallagher
Aug 20 at 13:10












No its not possible to combine queries of two collection into one query.
– Mohammed Farhan
Aug 21 at 4:43




No its not possible to combine queries of two collection into one query.
– Mohammed Farhan
Aug 21 at 4:43












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This is currently not possible with Firestore. Firestore queries are limited to a documents in a single collection. You would have to perform multiple gets or queries.






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  • Is there anyway at all to query within a query even to try and retrieve this data and make a connection between the two collections.
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:16










  • As I said, write multiple queries to get the data you need.
    – Doug Stevenson
    Aug 20 at 13:20










  • is there anyway to write a function within a query to retrieve data maybe.
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:56










  • No, you have to perform multiple queries.
    – Doug Stevenson
    Aug 20 at 13:58










  • And to add to this is there any way to write queries within other queries
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 14:22

















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According to multiple Google Firebase engineers, querying across collections is not at all possible, despite the Firestore documentation that says:




If you need to query data across collections, use
root-level collections.




https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/data-model?authuser=3



I would suggest that Google rewrite this part of their documentation because that sentences literally infers the opposite. It should read along the lines of:




If you need to query data across collections, not happening.







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    This is currently not possible with Firestore. Firestore queries are limited to a documents in a single collection. You would have to perform multiple gets or queries.






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    • Is there anyway at all to query within a query even to try and retrieve this data and make a connection between the two collections.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:16










    • As I said, write multiple queries to get the data you need.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:20










    • is there anyway to write a function within a query to retrieve data maybe.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:56










    • No, you have to perform multiple queries.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:58










    • And to add to this is there any way to write queries within other queries
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 14:22














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    This is currently not possible with Firestore. Firestore queries are limited to a documents in a single collection. You would have to perform multiple gets or queries.






    share|improve this answer




















    • Is there anyway at all to query within a query even to try and retrieve this data and make a connection between the two collections.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:16










    • As I said, write multiple queries to get the data you need.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:20










    • is there anyway to write a function within a query to retrieve data maybe.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:56










    • No, you have to perform multiple queries.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:58










    • And to add to this is there any way to write queries within other queries
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 14:22












    up vote
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    up vote
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    This is currently not possible with Firestore. Firestore queries are limited to a documents in a single collection. You would have to perform multiple gets or queries.






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    This is currently not possible with Firestore. Firestore queries are limited to a documents in a single collection. You would have to perform multiple gets or queries.







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    • Is there anyway at all to query within a query even to try and retrieve this data and make a connection between the two collections.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:16










    • As I said, write multiple queries to get the data you need.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:20










    • is there anyway to write a function within a query to retrieve data maybe.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:56










    • No, you have to perform multiple queries.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:58










    • And to add to this is there any way to write queries within other queries
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 14:22
















    • Is there anyway at all to query within a query even to try and retrieve this data and make a connection between the two collections.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:16










    • As I said, write multiple queries to get the data you need.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:20










    • is there anyway to write a function within a query to retrieve data maybe.
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 13:56










    • No, you have to perform multiple queries.
      – Doug Stevenson
      Aug 20 at 13:58










    • And to add to this is there any way to write queries within other queries
      – Sean Gallagher
      Aug 20 at 14:22















    Is there anyway at all to query within a query even to try and retrieve this data and make a connection between the two collections.
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:16




    Is there anyway at all to query within a query even to try and retrieve this data and make a connection between the two collections.
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:16












    As I said, write multiple queries to get the data you need.
    – Doug Stevenson
    Aug 20 at 13:20




    As I said, write multiple queries to get the data you need.
    – Doug Stevenson
    Aug 20 at 13:20












    is there anyway to write a function within a query to retrieve data maybe.
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:56




    is there anyway to write a function within a query to retrieve data maybe.
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 13:56












    No, you have to perform multiple queries.
    – Doug Stevenson
    Aug 20 at 13:58




    No, you have to perform multiple queries.
    – Doug Stevenson
    Aug 20 at 13:58












    And to add to this is there any way to write queries within other queries
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 14:22




    And to add to this is there any way to write queries within other queries
    – Sean Gallagher
    Aug 20 at 14:22












    up vote
    0
    down vote













    According to multiple Google Firebase engineers, querying across collections is not at all possible, despite the Firestore documentation that says:




    If you need to query data across collections, use
    root-level collections.




    https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/data-model?authuser=3



    I would suggest that Google rewrite this part of their documentation because that sentences literally infers the opposite. It should read along the lines of:




    If you need to query data across collections, not happening.







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      According to multiple Google Firebase engineers, querying across collections is not at all possible, despite the Firestore documentation that says:




      If you need to query data across collections, use
      root-level collections.




      https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/data-model?authuser=3



      I would suggest that Google rewrite this part of their documentation because that sentences literally infers the opposite. It should read along the lines of:




      If you need to query data across collections, not happening.







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        up vote
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        According to multiple Google Firebase engineers, querying across collections is not at all possible, despite the Firestore documentation that says:




        If you need to query data across collections, use
        root-level collections.




        https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/data-model?authuser=3



        I would suggest that Google rewrite this part of their documentation because that sentences literally infers the opposite. It should read along the lines of:




        If you need to query data across collections, not happening.







        share|improve this answer












        According to multiple Google Firebase engineers, querying across collections is not at all possible, despite the Firestore documentation that says:




        If you need to query data across collections, use
        root-level collections.




        https://firebase.google.com/docs/firestore/data-model?authuser=3



        I would suggest that Google rewrite this part of their documentation because that sentences literally infers the opposite. It should read along the lines of:




        If you need to query data across collections, not happening.








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