# Introducing Cloud Firestore: Our New Document Database for Apps

DevFeed: [Introducing Cloud Firestore: Our New Document Database for Apps](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-cloud-firestore-our-new-document-database-for-apps-16232.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2017/10/introducing-cloud-firestore>)

Author: Alex Dufetel

Published: 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [NoSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nosql.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>), [Web](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web.md>)

Tags: [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [firestore](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firestore.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [nosql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nosql.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [replication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replication.md>), [sdks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdks.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [web-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-app.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase announces Cloud Firestore, a managed NoSQL document database for mobile and web app development, available in beta. The article describes document and collection queries, SDKs with offline access, real-time synchronization, multi-region replication with strong consistency, server SDKs, security rules, and Firebase platform integration.

## Source excerpt

News, tutorials, and updates from the Firebase team.