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

Install firebase_admin and all necessary packages: $ pip install --user -r requiremets.txt
Generate Firebase Private Key Firebase Console > Settings > Service Accounts > Generate New Private key and store in in current directory and rename it to key.json
Create .env file in current directory and fill out WEB_API_KEY from Firebase Console > Settings > General > Web API Key and PROJECT_ID

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>