Is there any way to use FieldValue.serverTimestamp() in Firebase Firestore JS without Firebase-Admin

Question

According to answer below, Firebase-Admin is required to use FieldValue.serverTimestamp().

How do I get the server timestamp in Cloud Functions for Firebase with Firestore? .

But I am using only Firebase JS and Firebase Firestore JS. The application runs only in client side. However, Firebase-Admin requires a server.

Is there any way to use server timestamp when doing a write operation ?

Answer 1

https://firebase.google.com/docs/reference/js/firestore_.md#servertimestamp

import { serverTimestamp } from "firebase/firestore";

addDoc(collection(db, 'your_collection'), {
  ...
  createdAt: serverTimestamp()
})

Answer 2

you can get the instance from your firebase instance:

firebase.firestore.FieldValue.serverTimestamp();

Answer 3

try to import firebase like this -

import firebase from "firebase/compat/app";

Answer 4

This answer is outdated, check above answer!

Simply use Firebase.ServerValue.TIMESTAMP within your object.

Like this:

ref.set({ time: Firebase.ServerValue.TIMESTAMP })