Setting up your mobile app with Firebase credentials

To send push notifications to your app you need certifications from Google’s Firebase Cloud Messaging. This is currently a free service from Google.

This page explains how to setup your mobile app with Firebase and connect to Ometria, as well as how to get the API key for your technical team to complete the work on their side.

SDK technical documentation:

• SDK documentation (Android)
• SDK documentation (iOS)

Before you begin

You should already have a Firebase account.

Setup steps

Log into Firebase - if you don’t already have a project setup then click Add Project and enter a name for your project. If you already have a project setup then you can use that.

Next, go to Settings > Service Accounts and click Generate New Private Key. Confirm by clicking Generate Key.

Once your key is generated, store the JSON file containing the key securely.

Now go to Ometria and log into your account.

Go to Settings > Connections and click Add New Connection.

Select Mobile App:

You’ll need to create a name for your app and select the platforms it will run on.

Once you’re happy, click Upload and select the JSON file you stored earlier.

Click Connect.

Your mobile app displays in the list of connections:

Click on your new Mobile App connection, then click New API Key > Show API Key:

Provide this API Key to your technical team along with your SDK docs.

• SDK documentation (Android)
• SDK documentation (iOS)

See also: Check your mobile app setup: mobile app integration event log