---
title: Getting started
eleventyNavigation:
  key: Getting started
  parent: Functions
---

## Using AngularFireFunctions

The Cloud Functions for Firebase client SDKs let you call functions directly from a Firebase app. To call a function from your app in this way, write and deploy an HTTPS Callable function in Cloud Functions, and then add client logic to call the function from your app.

## Import the `NgModule`

Cloud Functions for AngularFire is contained in the `@angular/fire/functions` module namespace. Import the `AngularFireFunctionsModule` in your `NgModule`. This sets up the `AngularFireFunction` service for dependency injection.

```ts
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { AngularFireModule } from '@angular/fire';
import { AngularFireFunctionsModule } from '@angular/fire/functions';
import { environment } from '../environments/environment';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    BrowserModule,
    AngularFireModule.initializeApp(environment.firebase),
    AngularFireFunctionsModule
  ],
  declarations: [ AppComponent ],
  bootstrap: [ AppComponent ]
})
export class AppModule {}
```

## Injecting the `AngularFireFunctions` service

Once the `AngularFireFunctionsModule` is registered you can inject the `AngularFireFunctions` service.

```ts
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { AngularFireFunctions } from '@angular/fire/functions';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-component',
  template: ``
})
export class AppComponent {
  constructor(private fns: AngularFireFunctions) { }
}
```

## Creating a callable function

AngularFireFunctions is super easy. You create a function on the server side and then "call" it by its name with the client library. 

| method   |                    |
| ---------|--------------------|
| `httpCallable(name: string): (data: T) ` | Creates a callable function based on a function name. Returns a function that can create the observable of the http call. |
```ts

import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { AngularFireFunctions } from '@angular/fire/functions';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `{ data$  | async }`
})
export class AppComponent {
  constructor(private fns: AngularFireFunctions) { 
    const callable = fns.httpsCallable('my-fn-name');
    this.data$ = callable({ name: 'some-data' });
  }
}
```

Notice that calling `httpsCallable()` does not initiate the request. It creates a function, which when called creates an Observable, subscribe or convert it to a Promise to initiate the request.

## Configuration via Dependency Injection

### Functions Region

Allow configuration of the Function's region by adding `REGION` to the `providers` section of your `NgModule`. The default is `us-central1`.

```ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AngularFireFunctionsModule, REGION } from '@angular/fire/functions';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    ...
    AngularFireFunctionsModule,
    ...
  ],
  ...
  providers: [
   { provide: REGION, useValue: 'asia-northeast1' }
  ]
})
export class AppModule {}

```

### Cloud Functions emulator

Point callable Functions to the Cloud Function emulator by adding `USE_EMULATOR` to the `providers` section of your `NgModule`.

```ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AngularFireFunctionsModule, USE_EMULATOR } from '@angular/fire/functions';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    ...
    AngularFireFunctionsModule,
    ...
  ],
  ...
  providers: [
   { provide: USE_EMULATOR, useValue: ['localhost', 5001] }
  ]
})
export class AppModule {}

```

[Learn more about integration with the Firebase Emulator suite on our dedicated guide here](../emulators/emulators.md).

## Firebase Hosting integration

If you serve your app using [Firebase Hosting](https://firebase.google.com/docs/hosting/), you can configure Functions to be served from the same domain as your app. This will avoid an extra round-trip per function call due to [CORS preflight request](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Preflight_request). This only applies to sites hosted via firebase on `us-central1`.

To set this up, you first need to update your `hosting` section in `firebase.json` and add one `rewrite` rule per function:

```json
  "hosting": {
    "rewrites": [
      {
        "source": "/someFunction",
        "function": "someFunction"
      },
      {
        "source": "/anotherFunction",
        "function": "anotherFunction"
      },
      ...
    ]
  }
```

Deploy your hosting project to the new settings go into effect, finally configure functions origin to point at your app domain:

```ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AngularFireFunctionsModule, ORIGIN, NEW_ORIGIN_BEHAVIOR } from '@angular/fire/functions';

@NgModule({
  imports: [
    ...
    AngularFireFunctionsModule,
    ...
  ],
  ...
  providers: [
   { provide: NEW_ORIGIN_BEHAVIOR, useValue: true },
   { provide: ORIGIN, useValue: 'https://project-name.web.app' }
  ]
})
export class AppModule {}
```
