Create, update, and get a document in Google Cloud Firestore

This workflow is ideal for:

• Developers looking to automate interactions with Google Cloud Firestore without writing extensive code.
• Data Engineers who need to create, update, and retrieve documents in Firestore efficiently.
• Project Managers who want to streamline data management processes within their teams.
• Small Business Owners who require a simple solution to manage their database without a heavy investment in resources.

This workflow addresses the challenge of manually managing documents in Google Cloud Firestore. It automates the processes of:

• Creating new documents with specified fields.
• Updating existing documents based on a unique identifier.
• Retrieving documents to ensure data consistency and accuracy. By automating these tasks, users can save time and reduce the likelihood of human error.

1. Manual Trigger: The workflow starts when the user clicks the 'execute' button.
2. Set Initial Values: The workflow sets initial values for the document to be created, including an id of 1 and a name of n8n.
3. Create Document: A new document is created in the Firestore collection named n8n using the values set in the previous step.
4. Prepare for Upsert: The workflow sets new values for the document, including a new name of nodemation and retrieves the document's ID for updating.
5. Upsert Document: The workflow attempts to either update the existing document or create it if it does not exist, using the document_id obtained earlier.
6. Retrieve Document: Finally, the workflow retrieves the updated document from Firestore to confirm the changes made.