firebase firestore add doc with random id code example

Example 1: firestore create document with auto id

// Add a new document with a generated id.
db.collection("cities").add({
    name: "Tokyo",
    country: "Japan"
})
.then(function(docRef) {
    console.log("Document written with ID: ", docRef.id);
})
.catch(function(error) {
    console.error("Error adding document: ", error);
});
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//If you want to specify id then use .set() 
// e.x   \/
db.collection("cities").doc("TYO").set({
    name: "Tokyo",
    country: "Japan"
})

Example 2: document.set() firebasefirestore java

// Create an initial document to update.var frankDocRef = db.collection("users").doc("frank");frankDocRef.set({    name: "Frank",    favorites: { food: "Pizza", color: "Blue", subject: "recess" },    age: 12});// To update age and favorite color:db.collection("users").doc("frank").update({    "age": 13,    "favorites.color": "Red"});