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firebase-admin

Firebase admin SDK for Node.js

v14.5.0, 23 Sept 2026Apache-2.0ESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledCloud SDKs
$ npm install firebase-admin
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
6.4m
+172% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
7
Direct, from package.json
Last release
1 day ago
v14.5.0
GitHub stars
1.7k
420 forks
Open issues / PRs
198 / 35
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
147

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
02.5m5m7.5m10mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 9.1m (18 Aug 2026)Low 2.3m (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

6,417,591 downloads last week, 32,578,382 in the last month. The 12-month change of +172% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
12156 in total
Latest version
14.5.0, 23 Sept 20261 day ago
First published
16 Jul 2014
Last push to GitHub
23 Sept 20261 day before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
198
Open pull requests
35
Commits, last 52 weeks
147
Dependents on npm
3,519

Major versions

  1. v14 first release 14.0.0, 8 Jun 2026
  2. v13 first release 13.0.0, 12 Nov 2024
  3. v12 first release 12.0.0, 7 Dec 2023
  4. v11 first release 11.0.0, 16 Jun 2022
  5. v10 first release 10.0.0, 14 Oct 2021
  6. v9 first release 9.0.0, 14 Jul 2020
  7. v8 first release 8.0.0, 23 May 2019
  8. v7 first release 7.0.0, 31 Jan 2019
  9. v6 first release 6.0.0, 9 Aug 2018
  10. v5 first release 5.0.0, 17 May 2017
  11. v4 first release 4.0.0, 7 Nov 2016
  12. v3 first release 3.0.0, 22 Feb 2016
  13. v2 first release 2.0.0, 17 Sept 2014
  14. v1 first release 1.0.0, 16 Jul 2014

Recent releases

VersionPublished
14.5.023 Sept 2026
14.4.010 Sept 2026
14.3.019 Aug 2026
14.2.016 Jul 2026
14.1.024 Jun 2026
14.0.08 Jun 2026
13.10.014 May 2026
13.9.07 May 2026
13.8.09 Apr 2026
13.7.026 Feb 2026
13.6.14 Feb 2026
13.6.05 Nov 2025
13.5.028 Aug 2025
13.4.012 May 2025

Compatibility

Module format
ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
>=22
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
1.4 MB
Dependencies (7)
jwks-rsajsonwebtoken@fastify/busboyfast-deep-equalgoogle-auth-library@firebase/database-types@firebase/database-compat

Install

npm install firebase-admin

CDN

jsDelivr: 1.4m requests in 30 days
  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/firebase-admin@14.5.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/firebase-admin@14.5.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/firebase-admin@14.5.0

Alternatives

PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
rxfire160.3k-2 months agoESM + CommonJS-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.