# A Primer on Cloud Functions for Firebase

DevFeed: [A Primer on Cloud Functions for Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-primer-on-cloud-functions-for-firebase-29120.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.grokkingandroid.com/primer-cloud-functions-for-firebase/>)

Author: Wolfram Rittmeyer

Published: 2017-08-22T09:35:22Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Grokking Android](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/grokking-android.md>)

Topics: [Cloud Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-functions.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Firebase console](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase-console.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-functions.md>), [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [console](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/console.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [tutorials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorials.md>)

## AI overview

A practical introduction to Cloud Functions for Firebase, covering HTTP-triggered stateless services, setup requirements, Firebase command-line tools, authorization, and project initialization. The article explicitly excludes Realtime Database and Storage triggers.

## Source excerpt

Since I am going to use Cloud Functions For Firebase a bit more in coming posts on this blog, I am going to give a very brief overview of how you can use and test them. What are Cloud Functions for Firebase Cloud Functions is a node.js based offering where you can expose stateless services. [...] Continue Reading "A Primer on Cloud Functions for Firebase" The post A Primer on Cloud Functions for Firebase appeared first on Grokking Android.