Script to delete Storage rulesets using the "firebaserules" REST API

index.js

const admin = require('firebase-admin');
const {sleep} = require('sleep');

// asumes the existance of the GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENCIAL env variable
const firebaseApp = admin.initializeApp();

async function getRulesets(projectId, firebaseApp, pageToken) {

    pageToken = pageToken || '';

    let token = await firebaseApp.options.credential.getAccessToken();
    let accessToken = token.access_token;
    let url = `https://firebaserules.googleapis.com/v1/projects/${projectId}/rulesets?pageToken=${pageToken}`;

    const request = {
        url: url,
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
            'Authorization': `Bearer ${accessToken}`
        },
        method: 'GET'
    };

    let response = null;

    try {
        response = await firebaseApp.options.credential.credential_.httpClient.send(request);
    } catch (err) {
        console.error(err);
    }

    rules = response ? response.parsedData : {};

    return rules;

} // getRulesets

/**
 * 
 * @param {Firebase App instance} firebaseApp 
 * @param {Ruleset name, as received in the JSON response} rulesetName 
 */
async function deleteRuleset(firebaseApp, rulesetName) {

    if (!firebaseApp || !rulesetName) {
        throw new Exception("firebaseApp and ruleset name required");
    }

    let token = await firebaseApp.options.credential.getAccessToken();
    let accessToken = token.access_token;
    let url = `https://firebaserules.googleapis.com/v1/${rulesetName}`;

    const request = {
        url: url,
        headers: {
            'Authorization': `Bearer ${accessToken}`
        }
    };

    let response = null;

    try {
        let result = await firebaseApp.options.credential.credential_.httpClient.send(request);
        response = result.parsedData;
    } catch (err) {
        console.error(err);
    }

    return response;

} // deleteRuleset


// WARNING: deleting storage rulesets
// make sure to backup the current ruleset
(async () => {

    // NOTE: set the Firebase projectId
    const projectId = "YOUR_PROJECT_ID";
    let pageToken = null;
    let pageCounter = 0;
    let rulesCounter = 0;

    while (true) {

        // skip Firestore rulesets
        let rules = await getRulesets(projectId, firebaseApp, pageToken);

        if (rules.rulesets) {
            pageCounter++;
            for (let ruleset of rules.rulesets) {
                //console.log(ruleset);
                // we just remove the Storage rulesets
                if (ruleset.metadata.services == 'firebase.storage') {

                    // we keep the first entry
                    if (rulesCounter > 0) {

                        console.log(`DELETING ${ruleset.name}`);

                        // WARNING: the following line will remove the entry from the history
                        // This cannot be undone, so make sure you have a backup of the Storage ruleset
                        let result = await deleteRuleset(firebaseApp, ruleset.name);
                        console.log(result);

                        // TODO: manage error states (like 429 on firebaserules.googleapis.com)

                    }
                    rulesCounter++;
                } else {
                    console.log('...skipping Firestore ruleset...');
                }
            }
            pageToken = rules.nextPageToken || null;
        }

        if (!pageToken) {
            // finish the cycle
            break;
        }

        // small pause to avoid hitting a query limit
        console.log(`---- 10s pause to prevent hitting limits ----`);
        sleep(10);
        
    } // while

    console.log(`PAGES: ${pageCounter}`);
    console.log(`DELETED STORAGE RULESETS: ${rulesCounter - 1}`);

})();

package.json

{
  "name": "rulesets",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "",
  "main": "index.js",
  "scripts": {
    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
  },
  "author": "",
  "license": "ISC",
  "dependencies": {
    "firebase-admin": "^8.7.0",
    "sleep": "^6.1.0",
  }
}