Get Download URL from file uploaded with Cloud Functions for Firebase

Question

After uploading a file in Firebase Storage with Functions for Firebase, I\'d like to get the download url of the file.

I have this :

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Answer 1

For those wondering where the Firebase Admin SDK serviceAccountKey.json file should go. Just place it in the functions folder and deploy as usual.

It still baffles me why we can't just get the download url from the metadata like we do in the Javascript SDK. Generating a url that will eventually expire and saving it in the database is not desirable.