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Firebase Cloud Messaging

With the Firebase Cloud Messaging module in Make, you can send messages to specified devices.

To use Firebase Cloud Messaging, you must have a Google account. You can an account at account.google.com.

Refer to the Firebase Cloud Messaging API documentation for a list of available endpoints.

Firebase Cloud Messaging to Make

To establish the connection in Make:

  1. Log in to your Make account, add a Firebase Cloud Messaging module to your scenario, and click Create a connection.

  2. Optional: In the Connection name field, enter a name for the connection.

  3. Optional: Switch on the Show advanced settings toggle and enter your Google Cloud Platform project client credentials. For more information, see the Create and configure a Google Cloud Platform project for Firebase Cloud Messaging section below.

  4. Click Sign in with Google.

  5. If prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access.

You have successfully established the connection. You can now edit your scenario and add more modules. If your connection requires reauthorization at any point, follow the connection renewal steps here.

To connect to Make using your own client credentials, you can create and configure a project in the Google Cloud Platform.

Create a Google Cloud Platform project for Firebase Cloud Messaging

To create a Google Cloud Platform project:

  1. Log in to the Google Cloud Platform using your Google credentials.

  2. On the welcome page, click Create or select a project > New project.

  3. Enter a Project name and select the Location for your project.

  4. Click Create.

  5. In the top menu, check if your new project is selected in the Select a project dropdown. If not, select the project you just created.

Note

To create a new project or work in the existing one, you need to have the serviceusage.services.enable permission. If you don’t have this permission, ask the Google Cloud Platform Project Owner or Project IAM Admin to grant it to you.

Enable APIs for Google Firebase Cloud Messaging

To enable the required APIs:

  1. Open the left navigation menu and go to APIs & Services > Library.

  2. Search for the following APIs: Firebase Management API and Firebase Cloud Messaging API.

  3. Click the relevant API, then click Enable.

Create your Firebase Cloud Messaging client credentials

To create your client credentials:

  1. In Google Auth Platform, click Clients.

  2. Click + Create Client.

  3. In the Application type dropdown, select Web application.

  4. Update the Name of your OAuth client. This will help you identify it in the platform.

  5. In the Authorized redirect URIs section, click + Add URI and enter the following redirect URI: https://www.make.com/oauth/cb/fcm

  6. Click Create.

  7. Click the OAuth 2.0 Client you created, copy your Client ID and Client secret values, and store them in a safe place.

You will use these values in the Client ID and Client Secret fields in Make.

Build Firebase Cloud Messaging Scenarios

After connecting the app, you can perform the following actions:

Actions

  • Send a Message