# Cant find the data of my firebase realtime database **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** firebase, beginner, help\ **Created:** [September 10, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985 "2021-09-10T09:33:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pablo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pablo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pablo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 9:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/1 "2021-09-10T09:33:51Z")
Hello everyone. I am new to thunkable. I already have firebase database configured, I already set the api key and dabatase url, and now what? I can’t find anywhere the database component, or whatever it’s called. I don’t know where it appears or where to see a tutorial, because all there are for an old version. Can someone help me? g thanks ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 10:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/2 "2021-09-10T10:00:36Z")
In the new version (DnD UI) Firebase data can be read using `cloud variables`. You do not need any other components. When you add a variable, the default is `app variable` but you can change the `app` to `cloud` or `stored`. When you use `cloud` as the variable type, the variable name becomes the database key. Let me know if this is not clear enough and you need code examples. ---
**Author:** ![Pablo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pablo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pablo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/3 "2021-09-10T10:13:42Z")
Thanks Munner. Yes please, do you have a example? ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/4 "2021-09-10T10:20:17Z")
In my Firebase Database, I have a master key (Bucket) called **myBooks**. In this example I am referring to the content of the keys in two ways - Fixed variables, where you need to initialize them - Dynamic variables where you use this in the code and can use other variables in the key name. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/9/c/9c1d10b6e3f6e2f9a7215953916539bdc5244585.png) ---
**Author:** ![Pablo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pablo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pablo)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/5 "2021-09-10T10:22:57Z")
thanks. The old version looks more easy. I will figure how this works. ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 10:26am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/6 "2021-09-10T10:26:14Z")
See this post > [@Chat app In Thunkable drag and drop](https://community.thunkable.com/t/chat-app-in-thunkable-drag-and-drop/1297119/10): > > Hi there, This realtime DB block is the same as this cloud variable block: [image] And this realtimeDB block is the same as this cloud variable block: [image] I am using [dynamically named variables](https://docs.thunkable.com/variables#dynamically-named-variables) here, so you don’t even need an initialize block! Does that help you understand how to use cloud variables instead of the Realtime DB component in your Drag and Drop project? ---
**Author:** ![Pablo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pablo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pablo)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/7 "2021-09-11T11:48:42Z")
Hi Munner, me again. I can get a value, but i cant get a lis of values. I saw on the exaple this function: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/b/5/b57c610c454473a5c28370b327a7196fa3a220d7.png) but i cant find on my project. In which part is located? thanks ---
**Author:** ![muneer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/muneer/32/75210_2.png) [@muneer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/muneer)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/8 "2021-09-11T16:03:10Z")
This block is only available in the StP UI (also called the Legacy UI). This block is not available in DnD UI. Which UI are you using DnD (Drag and Drop) or StP (Snap to Place)? ---
**Author:** ![Pablo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@Pablo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Pablo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/9 "2021-09-12T01:46:52Z")
> [@muneer](#): > > StP UI oh! it was driving me crazy because in all the examples there was that block and I couldn’t find it. Now I will start the project in StP UI. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![ahmed.alhassan120712](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@ahmed.alhassan120712](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ahmed.alhassan120712)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/10 "2023-01-03T13:44:27Z")
Hi. I am Ahmed I am using the DnD UI and I couldn’t find the realtime DB block. Can someone help me? ---
**Author:** ![ayanzeeshan2158drf9w](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3bc359/32.png) [@ayanzeeshan2158drf9w](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ayanzeeshan2158drf9w)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/11 "2024-09-11T13:04:40Z")
Dude, the DnD UI doesn’t have the realtime DB Block for that, you need to either switch to StP UI or create a new App with StD UI, else if you want to keep using DnD, then just ue the initialize Cloud with save variable, as it works the same. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/12 "2024-09-11T15:53:13Z")
Welcome to Thunkable! Please don’t post on topics that are this old. The last reply is from January 2023. ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cant-find-the-data-of-my-firebase-realtime-database/1497985/13 "2024-09-11T15:53:16Z")