firebase / firebase/firebase-admin-node

[FR] - bulk update/edit auth users

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api: auth type: feature request
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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
It is not currently possible to bulk update a large amount of users customClaims in a single request, using a js map makes lots of requests and reaches rate limits very quickly. e.g
`users.map(user => firebaseAdmin.auth().setCustomUserClaims(user.uid, user.claims));`

Removing users then re-importing with bulkImport would logout all current users from web/mobile apps, it would also require users to set new passwords again so this isn't an option.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
add bulkUpdate or bulkEdit command that matches users by uid or email and updates matching records

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
putting updates onto a queue and processing them individually within the firebase customClaims rate limits

**Additional context**
even the ability to run small bulk updates such as 10 or 100 would be better than processing individually

example use case:
B2B with several "clients" all in one firebase account. A client gets an upgrade and all the users gain a new feature, a new attribute needs adding to each users custom claims

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing firebaseAdmin.auth().setCustomUserClaims and bulkImport usage described in the issue. Determine the supported matching and update semantics for a bulk operation, including practical batch sizes and rate-limit behavior. Done means a documented bulk update/edit capability can update matching users without deleting accounts or resetting passwords, with tests covering the requested behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
firebase, node.js, typescript
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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