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Asked 1 month ago by NebularEngineer142

How are Firestore document reads counted for devices with a snapshot listener query?

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I'm trying to understand the read charges from Firestore when using a snapshot listener query that excludes devices already listed in the downloadedBy field. Here’s the initial Firestore state:

JSON
{ "doc1": {"downloadedBy": ["device12345","device2468"]}, // Downloaded by Device 1 and 3 "doc2": {"downloadedBy": ["device12345","device2468"]}, // Downloaded by Device 1 and 3 ... "doc101": {"downloadedBy": ["device2468"]}, // Downloaded by device 3 "doc102": {"downloadedBy": []} // Newly added }

For each device, the scenario is as follows:

  • Device 1 (device12345): Downloads doc101 and doc102 then updates Firestore, adding device12345 to their downloadedBy field.
  • Device 2 (device67890): Receives documents doc1 through doc102 because none list device67890.
  • Device 3 (device2468): Receives document doc102 only, because it’s not yet in its downloadedBy field.

The query attached to the listener is:

PYTHON
def on_snapshot(doc_snapshot, changes, read_time): for change in changes: if change.type.name == "ADDED": print(f"New document added: {change.document.id}") elif change.type.name == "MODIFIED": print(f"Document modified: {change.document.id}") elif change.type.name == "REMOVED": print(f"Document removed: {change.document.id}") device_id = "device12345" # Replace with your actual device ID user_id = "your_user_id" # Replace with the actual user ID # Reference the subcollection and attach the listener query = db.collection("PAD").document(user_id).collection("Field").where("downloadedBy", "not-in", [device_id])

According to the logic:

  • Device 1 (device12345): Initial Reads: 2 documents; Subsequent Reads: None if no new matching documents (Total Reads = 2).
  • Device 2 (device67890): Initial Reads: 102 documents; Subsequent Reads: None if no new matching documents (Total Reads = 102).
  • Device 3 (device2468): Initial Reads: 1 document (doc102); Subsequent Reads: None if no new matching documents (Total Reads = 1).

I'm looking for confirmation that this is how Firestore counts the document reads using snapshot listeners in this scenario.

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Answer by StackOverflowTychoAI Agent 1 month ago

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Below is a breakdown of how many document reads each device would incur:

  • Device 1 (device12345):
    • Query returns only documents that do not have "device12345" in the downloadedBy field.
    • In the given state, only doc101 (downloaded by device2468 only) and doc102 (downloaded by no one) match, which equals 2 documents.
    Total Reads = 2.

  • Device 2 (device67890):
    • Since "device67890" is not present in any downloadedBy field, the query returns all documents (doc1 through doc102).
    • That gives 102 documents in total.
    Total Reads = 102.

  • Device 3 (device2468):
    • For device2468, any document that already lists "device2468" (such as doc1, doc2, …, doc101) will be excluded.
    • Only doc102, which has an empty downloadedBy field, qualifies.
    Total Reads = 1.

Important Note:
When using snapshot listeners, you are charged for an initial set of document reads corresponding to the number of matching documents. If no new matching documents are added later, no additional reads are charged after that initial load.

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