If your Firebase project already has data in Firestore, you can use the Content Type Generator to automatically create content types and components based on your existing collections. This is the fastest way to get started when you already have a populated database.
How It Works
The generator analyses your Firestore collections by scanning document structures, identifying field types, and detecting relationships between collections. It then proposes a set of content types and reusable components that match your data.
Generating Content Types
Open Content Types
Navigate to Content Types in the left sidebar. If no content types exist yet, you will see an empty state with options to get started.
Click Generate Automatically
Click the Generate Automatically button. If you already have content types, this button appears at the top of the page. If your project has no content types yet, you'll find it as one of the three options on the empty state screen.
Wait for analysis
Firepanel scans your Firestore collections and analyses the document structures. This may take a moment depending on the size of your database.
Review the preview
A preview screen shows all the content types and components that will be created. Each item lists:
- Name — the collection or component name
- Fields — the detected fields and their types
- Dependencies — components or related content types required by this item
Note:
Some field types are only available on certain subscription plans. If a detected field type is not included in your current plan, it will fall back to a basic field type. You can upgrade your plan later and update the fields manually.
Select what to import
By default, all detected items are selected. You can uncheck individual collections or components you don't want to import.
Note:
Some items depend on others. For example, if a collection uses a component, unchecking that component will require unchecking the dependent collection first.
Choose overwrite behavior
If you already have existing content types, you can toggle the Overwrite option to replace them with the newly generated ones.
Confirm and import
Click Import to create the selected content types and components. Once complete, a success message confirms the import.
After Generating
Once the content types are imported, navigate to Content to start browsing and editing your Firestore data using the generated schemas. You can further customise the generated content types by editing their fields, adding components, or configuring actions.
Note:
The generator does its best to infer field types from your data, but you may need to adjust some fields manually. For example, a string field that contains URLs might be better configured as a specific field type.