Parameters in Firebase Cloud Functions HTTPS

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How can I set some parameters on my HTTPS functions in Firebase? I am building an app, and while building the app, I have managed to grow my mailing list. Now I want to send mails out, but I want to make sure that they can unsubscribe before I send anything out.

I am using Firebase for everything, and I have managed to make a function that sends mails out to every subscribed mail.

I am also able to "unsubscribe" a specific mail, but that is hardcoded, and not at all an optimal solution.

exports.testUnsub = functions.https.onRequest((req, res) => {
  var db = admin.database();
  var ref = db.ref("mailingList/-KhBOisltrOmv57Mrzus");
  ref.child("subscribed").set(false);
  console.log("-KhBOisltrOmv57Mrzus has unsubscribed from mailing list.");
});

In the mail I send there is an URL, which triggers this HTTPS function. I want to set a parameter on that URL so it becomes dynamic. Something like:

https://us-central1-<project-id>.cloudfunctions.net/testUnsub?listID=xxxxxxxxxxx

I am looking for anything that can get me on the right direction.

Doug Stevenson · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-25 10:17:01Z

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It's important to know that the req and res parameters to your https function are Express.js Request and Response objects.

The Request object contains all the data about the request coming from the client, including the query that the client sent in the URL. It will take the form req.query.name_of_the_parameter.

answered Jun 25, 2017 at 10:17

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5 Comments

Mustafa Over a year ago

But i get "Your client does not have permission to get URL" when i use req.query.titl

Pat Needham Over a year ago

Doug is there any way with Cloud Functions to define and extract route parameters, similar to Express where you would do something like app.get('/users/:userId/books/:bookId', function (req, res) { ... }?

peteroid Over a year ago

@PatNeedham you can check this github link or firebase doc which utilizes the firebase functions as a normal express router. So that you can match with the endpoints in the ways you prefer.

Joe Moore Over a year ago

For those that don't understand http request format, do https://us-central1-<project-id>.cloudfunctions.net/testUnsub?exampleParam=x&anotherExampleParam=y, and then use the req.query.exampleParam to access the contents.

user823447 Over a year ago

@JoeMoore The question from Pat is about route parameters like /users/123/ whereas your answer is about /?user=123. Different types of parameters.

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