How to run cron job with Firebase?

Question

I am trying to run a cron job with Firebase. Basically I need to run a function that makes a ton of API calls and pushes data to firebase at 12:00am PST every day. Is there

Answer 1

Last month Firebase released the Cloud Functions.

There, you can trigger lambda-like functions depending on different hooks: Pub/Sub events, HTTP events, ... They are planning to release a cron hook where you can trigger a specific function using a cron rule. It's not released yet, but meanwhile you can use Google App Engine