Cannot Import Firebase Into Swift Class

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I am totally new to Firebase and building iOS apps. In Xcode 7, I am trying to import Firebase into my Swift class. In a swift file, I have typed "import Firebase".

I am getting an error that says

"No such module 'Firebase'"

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have been using CocoaPods. I am still having trouble even after the answer. — Will Jackson, Dec 12 '15 at 22:29
If you have multiple targets, make sure the pod is added to all of them. That was the mistake in my case. — abhimuralidharan, Feb 23 '18 at 04:03

score 49 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 23 '16 at 09:16

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For me it was this:

The Framework is called FirebaseAnalytics now and not Firebase.

The official documentation even has this wrong.

So after installing with CocoaPods (Firebase version 3.4.0) this works:

import FirebaseAnalytics

answered Aug 23 '16 at 09:16

Ole

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Thanks. This did solve it for me. I was following the official one and that just wanted me to import Firebase. Upvoted – Rabimba Karanjai Oct 12 '16 at 03:35
It depends on which sub-framework you are importing. If you are using the database, it is called import Firebase – Joel May 27 '17 at 01:58
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For the newest Firebase, `import FirebaseCore` – Peter Zhao Aug 14 '18 at 03:47
Yup can confirm it was import FirebaseCore if using the MacOS pods – Ever Uribe Jul 17 '20 at 00:21

score 26 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 13 '18 at 02:02

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There are two ways to install Firebase: manually, and with CocoaPods.

I recommend using CocoaPods. In your Podfile, make sure you specify use_frameworks!:

platform :ios, "9.0"
use_frameworks!

target 'MyProject' do
 pod 'Firebase'
end

Then after you pod install and open the MyProject.xcworkspace, you should be able to use import Firebase.

edit by Jay:

If you are targeting OS X your pod file may look more like this

platform :osx, '10.10'
use_frameworks!

target 'MyProject' do
  pod 'FirebaseOSX', '>= 2.4.2'
end

edited Dec 13 '18 at 02:02

Cesar Bielich

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answered Dec 11 '15 at 03:32

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I am still having trouble. I tried using your Podfile and I still cannot use `import Firebase`. – Will Jackson Dec 12 '15 at 22:30
Can you post your Podfile? – David East Dec 12 '15 at 22:46
Here is my Podfile: `platform :ios, '9.0' use_frameworks! target 'The Lighthouse App 1' do pod 'Firebase', '>= 2.4.2' end` – Will Jackson Dec 12 '15 at 23:22
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Building project solves the issue after reinstalling with new podfile. – XY L May 04 '16 at 15:04
LI Xinyang - I never thought of that! Damn. Thanks! – Glenn Posadas May 11 '16 at 02:29
Thanks for the configuration in OSX. However, I don't know how to do the configuration in code. In iOS, we do "FirebaseApp.configure()", but not in OSX. – chipbk10 Mar 13 '18 at 15:41
I found the problem. I declared the pod 'Firebase' under the Tests Target... That might be the problem for others. – Alan Silva Feb 27 '20 at 23:01

Crashalot · Answer 3 · 2018-04-13T07:30:53.210

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If you imported Firebase manually, update Framework Search Paths and Header Search Paths under your target's Build Settings so they include the Firebase frameworks.

edited Apr 13 '18 at 07:30

answered Feb 10 '17 at 23:22

Crashalot

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I had to add to `Header search Paths` the path to the place where Firebase.h is. For example `$(PROJECT_DIR)/Frameworks/Firebase` – Tomasz Nazarenko Apr 13 '18 at 07:05

Idan · Answer 4 · 2016-05-20T10:37:10.687

When using the CocoaPods installation method, you can start by removing the project workspace file:
rm -rf MyProject.xcworkspace

Then, edit the Podfile to following, which will be automatically set for the latest version of Firebase:

use_frameworks! 
target 'MyProject' do
  pod 'Firebase/Core'
  pod 'Firebase/Database'
end

target 'MyProjectUITests' do
  pod 'Firebase/Core'
  pod 'Firebase/Database'
end

Finally, reinstall the pod

pod install

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 14 '15 at 11:30

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If you have added the firebase framework manually, delete it and add it again.Rebuild the project and it will work.

There seems to be a bug.This happens when you discard the changes.

answered Dec 14 '15 at 11:30

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 14 '17 at 01:40

open terminal and type cd "drag and drop your project" Enter
type "pod init"
open pod file with xcode
under use_frameworks! type pod 'Firebase' pod 'Firebase/xxx'
back to terminal and type "pod install" 6.open your project folder and run xxx.xcworkspace

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered May 22 '16 at 17:28

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For me, I had to make sure that cocoapods was updated to version 1.0.0.

Just run sudo gem install cocoapods, then clean project and pod install. Compiler should not complain anymore.

answered May 22 '16 at 17:28

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This worked for me. Added pods to stage and test targets. – Droid Chris Jun 27 '18 at 20:10

score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 13 '18 at 13:57

So after spending hours and hours trying to fix this error I did the following and my life went back to normal

a) Went to my Podfile and changed pod 'Firebase', '~> 4.8' to pod 'Firebase/Core'

b) Then I went into my AppDdelegate changed from import Firebase to import FirebaseCore

If you were facing the same problem as me this solution will work for you

score 1 · Answer 9 · edited Jul 02 '19 at 16:41

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Those who are using swift 3 are welcome to try this. It worked for me.

My pod file:

platform :osx, '9.0'
use_frameworks!

target 'MyProject' do
  pod 'Firebase/Messaging'
  pod 'Firebase'
end

AppDelegate:

import FirebaseCore
import FirebaseMessaging

edited Jul 02 '19 at 16:41

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answered Dec 07 '18 at 11:50

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Jul 17 '16 at 10:50

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For me, I found that I wrote the line : (pod 'Firebase') in the wrong line in the pod file. you only need to find the comment : # Pods for projectName and then replace it with pods like: pod 'Firebase' or : pod 'Firebase/Auth'

answered Jul 17 '16 at 10:50

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Nov 11 '17 at 23:17

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In your Podfile make sure to have pod 'Firebase' in addition to your pod 'Firebase/Core' After, :wq from vim and run a command pod update. Make sure to open .xcworkspace

answered Nov 11 '17 at 23:17

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