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In Google Firebase pricing (https://firebase.google.com/pricing/) table states:
The Spark plan only allows outbound network requests to Google-owned services.
Does it mean that JS function in web browser (client) page can't call Firebase function and retrieve data in FREE TIER?
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Cloud Functions includes a perpetual free tier for invocations to allow you to experiment with the platform at no charge. Note that even for free tier usage, we require a valid billing account.
Cloud Functions for Firebase is a serverless framework that lets you automatically run backend code in response to events triggered by Firebase features and HTTPS requests. Your JavaScript or TypeScript code is stored in Google's cloud and runs in a managed environment.
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Good catch, that piece of documentation probably should be clarified.
Inbound requests are allowed, as long as you're within your allowed quota. So your app can call a Cloud Function.
Outbound requests for projects on the free plan are only allowed to Google-owned services. So your Cloud Function code can only call google owned web APIs, unless it's on a paid plan.
Update: the above applies up to Node.js runtimes up to v8. From Node.js 10 and upwards your Firebase project needs to be on a paid plan to be able to use Cloud Functions. For full details on this, see the Firebase FAQ on Cloud Functions pricing.
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At lowest possible costs (USD 11.53) it is better to have Blaze plan and use REST calls to Firebase functions freely:
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