Create user in database after Firebase Auth (android)

Question

I'm building an Android app and I want my users to be Auth then added to the database. For now I'm only doing the Auth with an email and password, then I click register and the user is created in the Auth section in the Firebase console.

But I also want my users to be added in the database. I want to add more fields (such as name, address etc) which will be stored in the users database in Firebase.

I just don't really see how to do that. Anyone could explain please?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You should create a node where you save your users, like this:

users: {
  userID1: {
    name: 'Raph'
  },
  userID2: {
    name: 'Devid'
  }
}

Every logged user has a unique uid that you can use as key. You can find it in the authToken when you log your user in.

NOTE this is just a normal node in Firebase that you use to save user's data. It is an alternative solution to the Firebase generated users.