# Email Sign In by Firebase {% hint style="info" %} To use Sign In, you will need to first create your own Firebase account and project {% endhint %} {% embed url="" %} ## Getting Started ### Create your free [Firebase](https://firebase.google.com/) account and create a new project ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-LApyfVvhR8odKR4YQF2%2F-LApyw3bvIOR5-JAB_w5%2FThunkable%20Documentation%20Exhibits%20\(70\).png?alt=media\&token=608404dd-88e1-4b12-882f-31c2d64ab94d) ### Enable Email / Password Sign in In the Firebase console, navigate to Authentication and the tab "Sign-In Method". Enable Email/Password as shown below. ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-LAn5wecEraNWaG7Ig2g%2F-LAn69LqKwm8IN8GZyqJ%2Ffirebase-%E2%9C%95-fig-4.png?generation=1524497165800299\&alt=media) ### Connect your Firebase Account with Thunkable There are two properties that you need to retrieve from Firebase to connect it with Thunkable which are both retrievable from the Firebase console: `API key` and `database URL` ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-LApxibD39rc9AEH2Eas%2F-LApyIjcnOtwD72IBTH2%2FThunkable%20Documentation%20Exhibits%20\(67\).png?alt=media\&token=d1690bef-ab7e-4f48-a2e4-396547cf92a3) `API key` and `database URL` ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-LApxibD39rc9AEH2Eas%2F-LApyLIkRV82bHzOpleV%2FThunkable%20Documentation%20Exhibits%20\(68\).png?alt=media\&token=f782472f-2630-45a0-8e75-17097a4e7aba) ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-LApxibD39rc9AEH2Eas%2F-LApyNNWBRAZDpCzIvN4%2FThunkable%20Documentation%20Exhibits%20\(69\).png?alt=media\&token=cf756958-aa68-47b6-8e49-33ad60660789) ### (Optional) Modify the email template you send to verify your users' emails ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-LAn5wecEraNWaG7Ig2g%2F-LAn69OX26OWFvWU9YAd%2Ffirebase-%E2%9C%95-fig-5.png?generation=1524497165955904\&alt=media) ## Using the Sign In Component in your App Click on the Sign In drawer of blocks to access the Sign In blocks. ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-MJWfrtwPxcJj1KnpqoW%2F-MJWgaewcQAcQvcp6nNZ%2Fsign-in.png?alt=media\&token=00dcd9ba-b3cf-4626-bf48-7258aa45c717) ## Sign up The first step for users is to Sign Up with their email address and a password. They will be sent an email to verify the address that they provided. ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-MYdkZkonHxV532xBVnH%2F-MYdkyDRiN3_GIjVSX8j%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-19%20at%2011.53.48%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=fe28e26e-b901-403b-8f24-ba018594b70e) | Event | Description | | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Sign up ( `email`, `password)`) | Signs up a user for a new account. Returns an `error` if sign up is not successful. A common `error` is "The email address is already in use by another account." | Here is an example of using this block: ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-MYdkZkonHxV532xBVnH%2F-MYdlJ6-z3hsMybnvHJ2%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-19%20at%2011.55.16%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=35ca7a34-7771-4040-8664-8cd50f1fb7dc) ## Sign in This block will sign a user in and return their user ID. ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-MYdkZkonHxV532xBVnH%2F-MYdlhzeo9tNMtDmrQ1o%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-19%20at%2011.57.04%20AM.png?alt=media\&token=3756269d-2656-44f8-9a88-ef4e9abe761d) | Name | Data Type | Data | | --------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | error | Text | If error, returns error; else, returns `null` | | userId | Text | Returns unique ID for each account | | isEmailVerified | True/False | If email has been verified, returns `true`; else, returns `false` | When the user's email and password have been stored locally, the following blocks can be used to sign the user in with these details automatically. ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-MYdkZkonHxV532xBVnH%2F-MYdmcL0EM8Nfwy6MVRv%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-19%20at%2012.01.03%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=b8091257-d414-4028-9caf-69d4e334ecba) ## Sign Out Signs the user out. ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-MYdkZkonHxV532xBVnH%2F-MYdmkKjGqJlV526UNgN%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-19%20at%2012.01.33%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=d3ca7d89-6a40-4b88-9ef4-5a68f6701460) ## Reset Password Send an email to the specified email address to reset their password ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-MYdkZkonHxV532xBVnH%2F-MYdmzLBjXgAzeuYOC_C%2FScreen%20Shot%202021-04-19%20at%2012.02.37%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=10f2396e-4e84-49ab-b535-1fad0cd4d81e) ## Manage User Access On the Firebase console, navigate to the Users tab under Authentication and you'll find a dashboard where you can reset a user's password, disable and delete their accounts. ![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LAn5scXl2uqUJUOqkJo%2F-LAn5wecEraNWaG7Ig2g%2F-LAn69UwOJpXTThRSq3r%2Ffirebase-%E2%9C%95-fig-1.png?generation=1524497165853546\&alt=media) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/sign-in-1.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.