--- title: Google Cloud Firebase Database monitoring integration source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/infrastructure/google-cloud-platform-integrations/gcp-integrations-list/google-cloud-firebase-database-monitoring-integration --- [New Relic integrations](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/infrastructure/introduction-infra-monitoring) with the [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](https://cloud.google.com/) include one that reports [Google Firebase Realtime Database](https://firebase.google.com/products/realtime-database) data to New Relic. This document explains how to activate the GCP Firebase Database integration and describes the data it reports. ## Features Firebase Realtime Database is Google Cloud's NoSQL cloud database that lets you store and sync data between users in realtime. New Relic Firebase Database integration collects I/O, network, storage, connection, and security-rule metrics for each database namespace. ## Activate integration [#activate] To enable the integration, follow standard procedures to [connect your GCP service to New Relic](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/connect-google-cloud-platform-services-infrastructure): - [Connect with Workload Identity Federation (recommended)](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/connect-google-cloud-platform-services-infrastructure) - [Connect with service account or user account](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/connect-google-cloud-platform-services-infrastructure) ## Polling frequency [#polling] New Relic integrations query your GCP services according to a polling interval that varies by integration. The polling frequency for Google Cloud Firebase Database is 5 minutes. The resolution is 1 data point every minute. ## Workload Identity Federation [#wif] ### Find and use data [#find-data-wif] After you enable the integration, your Firebase Database resources appear as entities in the New Relic entity explorer. To see dashboards and manage services, go to [one.newrelic.com > All capabilities](https://one.newrelic.com/all-capabilities) > Infrastructure > GCP. All Firebase Database metrics available in GCP Cloud Monitoring are collected as dimensional metrics in the `Metric` event type. Additional metrics beyond this table are collected automatically. See [Google's Firebase Database metrics documentation](https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/metrics_gcp_d_h#gcp-firebasedatabase) for the complete list. #### Entities **Firebase Database entities** | Entity | Entity type | Resource type | | --------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------- | | Namespace | `GCPFIREBASEDATABASENAMESPACE` | `firebase_namespace` | ### Metric data [#metrics-wif] #### Key metrics — Namespace | Metric name | Unit | Description | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.io.utilization` | Percent | Fraction of I/O capacity in use by the database namespace. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.io.database_load` | Percent | Fraction of database load on the namespace, faceted by load type. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.io.persisted_bytes_count` | Bytes | Bytes of data persisted to disk by the database namespace. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.io.sent_responses_count` | Count | Number of responses sent or broadcast to clients from the database namespace. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.active_connections` | Count | Number of outstanding connections to the database namespace. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.api_hits_count` | Count | Number of API hits against the database namespace, faceted by type. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.https_requests_count` | Count | Number of HTTPS requests received by the database namespace. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.broadcast_load` | Percent | Fraction of time spent preparing and sending broadcasts to clients. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.sent_bytes_count` | Bytes | Outgoing bandwidth used by the database namespace, including encryption and protocol overhead. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.sent_payload_and_protocol_bytes_count` | Bytes | Outgoing bandwidth excluding encryption overhead. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.sent_payload_bytes_count` | Bytes | Outgoing bandwidth excluding encryption and protocol overhead. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.monthly_sent` | Bytes | Total outgoing bytes sent, aggregated and reset monthly. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.network.monthly_sent_limit` | Bytes | Monthly network limit for the database namespace. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.rules.evaluation_count` | Count | Number of Firebase Realtime Database Security Rule evaluations performed in response to write and read requests. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.storage.total_bytes` | Bytes | Storage in use by the database namespace. | | `gcp.firebasedatabase.storage.limit` | Bytes | Storage limit for the database namespace. | For the complete list of Firebase Database metrics, see [Google's Firebase Database metrics documentation](https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/metrics_gcp_d_h#gcp-firebasedatabase). ## Service account or user account [#service-account] ### Find and use data [#find-data] After activating the integration and waiting a few minutes (based on the [polling frequency](#polling)), data will appear in the New Relic UI. To [find and use your data](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/infrastructure/integrations/find-use-infrastructure-integration-data), including links to your dashboards and alert settings, go to [one.newrelic.com > All capabilities](https://one.newrelic.com/all-capabilities) > Infrastructure > GCP > (select an integration). Data is attached to the following [event type](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/data-apis/understand-data/new-relic-data-types/#event-data): | Entity | Event Type | Provider | | --------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ | | Namespace | `GcpFirebasedatabaseNamespaceSample` | `GcpFirebasedatabaseNamespace` | For more on how to use your data, see [Understand and use integration data](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/infrastructure/integrations/find-use-infrastructure-integration-data). ### Firebase Database Namespace data | Metric | Unit | Description | | ------------------------------------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `io.DatabaseLoad` | Count | Fraction of database load, grouped by type. | | `io.PersistedBytes` | Bytes | Bytes of data persisted to disk. | | `io.SentResponses` | Count | Number of responses sent or broadcasted to clients. | | `io.Utilization` | Count | Fraction of I/O used. | | `network.ActiveConnections` | Count | The number of outstanding connections | | `network.ApiHits` | Count | The number of hits aginst your database grouped by type. | | `network.BroadcastLoad` | Count | Utilization of the time it takes to prep and send broadcasts to clients. | | `network.HttpsRequests` | Count | Number of HTTPS requests received. | | `network.MonthlySent` | Bytes | The total outgoing bytes sent aggregated and reset monthly. | | `network.MonthlySentLimit` | Bytes | The monthly network limit for the Firebase database. | | `network.SentBytes` | Bytes | The outgoing bandwidth used by the database, including encryption and protocol overhead. | | `network.SentPayloadAndProtocolBytes` | Bytes | The outgoing bandwidth usage without encryption overhead. | | `network.SentPayloadBytes` | Bytes | The outgoing bandwidth usage without encryption nor protocol. | | `rules.Evaluation` | Count | The number of Firebase Realtime Database Security Rule evaluations performed in response to write and read requests. | | `storage.Limit` | Bytes | The storage limit for the Firebase database. | | `storage.TotalBytes` | Bytes | The size of the Firebase database storage. |