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title: Cloud Functions
description: Cloud Functions for Firebase lets you automatically run backend code in response to events triggered by Firebase features and HTTPS requests.
---

# Cloud Functions

Cloud Functions for Firebase lets you automatically run backend code in response to events triggered by Firebase features and HTTPS requests.
React Native Firebase supports integration with production and locally emulated Cloud Functions with a simple API interface.

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## Getting Started

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	  Install & Getting started with Cloud Functions.
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    Our getting started guide builds a mock product API using Cloud Functions and covers how you can
    best integrate this with your React Native application.
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    Combining an application with Cloud Functions allows for rapid development cycles. Our guides
    cover how to best utilize Cloud Firestore with other Firebase modules.
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    The API reference covers every aspect to successfully integrate your application with
    Cloud Firestore.
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## Learn more

Our documentation is a great place to start, however if you're looking for more help or want to help others,
check out the resources below:

- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/react-native-firebase-functions)
- [Github Issues](https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Aissue+sort%3Aupdated-desc+label%3Afunctions+)
- [Firebase Documentation](https://firebase.google.com/docs/functions?utm_source=invertase&utm_medium=react-native-firebase&utm_campaign=functions)