Firebase InstanceID.instanceID().token() method is deprecated

Question

I am working with swift and firebase. Previously I was using following method to get firebase token which then I was using to store into database to send notifications.

InstanceID.instanceID().token()

Now this method is showing as deprecated since i have updated my firebase.

'token()' is deprecated: Use instanceIDWithHandler: instead.

I don't know how to use instanceIDWithHandler i have tried following but don't know how to get token.

func instanceID(handler: @escaping InstanceIDResultHandler){

    }

Please help. Thank you in advance.

Are you asking about [this](https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/ios/client#fetching-the-current-registration-token)? — André Kool, Jun 20 '18 at 09:44

Anbu.Karthik · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-27T16:24:11.057

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Fetching the current registration token

Registration tokens are delivered via the method messaging:didReceiveRegistrationToken:. This method is called generally once per app start with an FCM token. When this method is called, it is the ideal time to:

If the registration token is new, send it to your application server.

Subscribe the registration token to topics. This is required only for new subscriptions or for situations where the user has re-installed the app.

You can retrieve the token directly using instanceIDWithHandler:. This callback provides an InstanceIDResult, which contains the token. A non null error is provided if the InstanceID retrieval failed in any way.

You should import FirebaseInstanceID

  import FirebaseInstanceID

objective C

on your getTokenMethod

[[FIRInstanceID instanceID] instanceIDWithHandler:^(FIRInstanceIDResult * _Nullable result,
                                                NSError * _Nullable error) {
    if (error != nil) {
        NSLog(@"Error fetching remote instance ID: %@", error);
    } else {
        NSLog(@"Remote instance ID token: %@", result.token);
    }
}];

Swift

InstanceID.instanceID().instanceID { result, error in
    if let error = error {
        print("Error fetching remote instange ID: \(error)")
    } else if let result = result {
        print("Remote instance ID token: \(result.token)")
    }
}

Update

InstanceID is now deprecated. Try

Messaging.messaging().token { token, error in
   // Check for error. Otherwise do what you will with token here
}

edited Jan 27 '22 at 16:24

answered Jun 20 '18 at 09:55

Anbu.Karthik

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this solution is working perfect thank you Sir. I want to know where did you get this answer or where i can learn such things. When I read firebase documentation this is what i found [link](https://ibb.co/d4ahqT) which was not useful at all or I was unable to understand it. – Deepak Jun 22 '18 at 07:03
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@user9496018 the docs with this information are here: https://firebase.google.com/docs/cloud-messaging/ios/first-message – Deemoe Aug 03 '18 at 19:09
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Some of our users are having problem with this new solution, the lambda never returns the result. – Pedro Paulo Amorim Jan 24 '19 at 17:10
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same as @PedroPauloAmorim :( – MattBlack Feb 04 '19 at 13:17
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same problem, the lambda never return the result! – ios_dotnet_superuser May 22 '19 at 10:26
the **result** will be of type **InstanceIDResult**. To the Strings from it use **let newToken = result.token** and **let instanceId = result.instanceID** – Lance Samaria Jun 30 '19 at 12:42
lambda hangs for me when i configure firebase using SEGFirebaseIntegrationFactory instead of FirebaseApp.configure() – nb07 Sep 04 '19 at 18:22
make sure to add: import FirebaseInstanceID https://stackoverflow.com/a/58641464/4833705 – Lance Samaria May 06 '20 at 09:21
As instanceId is deprecated, now you can use Messaging.messaging().token { token, error in // Check for error. Otherwise do what you will with token here } – Muaaz Ahmed Jan 04 '22 at 12:13

score 55 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 07 '20 at 16:51

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InstanceID is now deprecated. Try

Messaging.messaging().token { token, error in
   // Check for error. Otherwise do what you will with token here
}

See Documentation on Fetching the current registration token

answered Oct 07 '20 at 16:51

Andrew

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Prabakaran Muthusamy · Answer 3 · 2022-05-18T10:32:01.400

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Here the solution

The problem is that FirebaseInstanceID has recently become deprecated

Old

InstanceID.instanceID().instanceID {result, _ in

New

Messaging.messaging().token { (token, _) in

You can replace it like above, it working

Check below link

https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/how-to-solve-capacitor-error-no-such-module-firebaseinstanceid-9c142933b589

edited May 18 '22 at 10:32

answered Aug 09 '21 at 04:13

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 31 '23 at 15:51

Update for Objective-C

[[FIRMessaging messaging] tokenWithCompletion:^(NSString * _Nullable token, NSError * _Nullable error) {
    if (error != nil) {
        NSLog(@"Error fetching remote instance ID: %@", error);
    } else {
        NSLog(@"Remote instance ID token: %@", token);
    }
}];

Firebase InstanceID.instanceID().token() method is deprecated

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