Firebase ID Token Generator - Python

Python script for generating Firebase ID and refresh tokens from a user ID (UID). Useful for testing & debugging.

ID tokens last for 1 hour (set by Firebase).

Setup

1. Install firebase_admin: $ pip install --user python_firebase
2. Fill out the configuration constants in get_firebase_id_token.py

Usage

As an import (returns a dict):

import firebase_token_generator

uid = "Firebase user id"
print firebase_token_generator.get_token(uid)

Command line (prints only the ID token):

$ python firebase_token_generator.py <UID>