🐛 [firebase_storage] .getdata gives weird url and returns 404

[prggTheProgrammer]

Bug report

.getdata fails when I call the .getdata method on a .ref() it doesn't stop loading, but gives no error in the flutter console. But if I click inspect in google it says: failed to load resource: https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/%5Bobject%20Object%5D/o/<filename> the server responded with a status of 404 () So I think the problem is that it is not getting the url right, because this is not a good url and returns 404. The only way I get it to work is to use the whole e.g. .ref("gs://storage_name/file"), but that is not what is mentioned in the docs (https://firebase.flutter.dev/docs/storage/usage#downloading-files) and this doesn't work on mobile.

Steps to reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Setup your flutter project for chrome
2. add firebase_storage to pubspec.yaml
3. run this program:

   
   import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
   import 'package:firebase_storage/firebase_storage.dart';

void main() async{ await Firebase.initializeApp(); var t = await FirebaseStorage.instance.ref("filepath").getData(); print(t.toString()); }

4. inspect in chrome and see the 404 in console
5. And if you change the filepath to the full path, it should work and you should get a list of bytes

### Expected behavior

It should print a list of bytes just like it happens when you do the whole path. If I am supposed to put the whole path, then how do I do it on mobile and then please update the docs

### Sample project

see steps above

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### Flutter dependencies

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Dart SDK 2.15.1 Flutter SDK 2.8.1 schoolstrijd 1.0.0+1

dependencies:

• cloud_firestore 1.0.7 [cloud_firestore_platform_interface cloud_firestore_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter meta]
• cupertino_icons 1.0.3
• excel 2.0.0-null-safety-3 [archive xml equatable]
• firebase_auth 3.1.4 [firebase_auth_platform_interface firebase_auth_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter meta]
• firebase_auth_oauth 1.1.0 [flutter firebase_auth firebase_core firebase_auth_oauth_platform_interface firebase_auth_oauth_web]
• firebase_picture_uploader 1.3.1 [flutter cached_network_image firebase_storage firebase_core image image_picker image_cropper shared_preferences path_provider cupertino_icons]
• flutter 0.0.0 [characters collection meta typed_data vector_math sky_engine]
• flutter_expandable_table 1.0.0 [flutter linked_scroll_controller flutter_scroll_shadow]
• google_fonts 2.1.0 [flutter http path_provider crypto]
• google_sign_in 5.2.1 [flutter google_sign_in_platform_interface google_sign_in_web meta]
• http 0.13.4 [async http_parser meta path]
• image_cropper 1.4.1 [flutter]
• provider 5.0.0 [collection flutter nested]

dev dependencies:

• flutter_lints 1.0.4 [lints]
• flutter_test 0.0.0 [flutter test_api path fake_async clock stack_trace vector_math async boolean_selector characters charcode collection matcher meta source_span stream_channel string_scanne r term_glyph typed_data]

transitive dependencies:

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• async 2.8.2 [collection meta]
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• characters 1.2.0
• charcode 1.3.1
• clock 1.1.0
• cloud_firestore_platform_interface 4.0.3 [collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
• cloud_firestore_web 1.0.7 [cloud_firestore_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins js]
• collection 1.15.0
• cross_file 0.3.2 [flutter js meta]
• crypto 3.0.1 [collection typed_data]
• equatable 2.0.3 [collection meta]
• fake_async 1.2.0 [clock collection]
• ffi 1.1.2
• file 6.1.2 [meta path]
• firebase 9.0.2 [http http_parser js]
• firebase_auth_oauth_platform_interface 1.0.2 [flutter firebase_auth firebase_core]
• firebase_auth_oauth_web 1.0.2 [flutter flutter_web_plugins firebase firebase_auth firebase_core firebase_auth_oauth_platform_interface js]
• firebase_auth_platform_interface 6.1.2 [firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
• firebase_auth_web 3.1.3 [firebase_auth_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins http_parser intl js meta]
• firebase_core 1.8.0 [firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_core_web flutter meta]
• firebase_core_platform_interface 4.0.1 [collection flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
• firebase_core_web 1.1.0 [firebase_core_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins js meta]
• firebase_storage 10.0.6 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_storage_platform_interface firebase_storage_web flutter]
• firebase_storage_platform_interface 4.0.4 [collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
• firebase_storage_web 3.0.4 [async firebase_core firebase_core_web firebase_storage_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins http js meta]
• flutter_blurhash 0.6.0 [flutter meta pedantic]
• flutter_cache_manager 3.1.3 [clock collection file flutter http path path_provider pedantic rxdart sqflite uuid]
• flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle 2.0.4 [flutter]
• flutter_scroll_shadow 1.0.1 [flutter]
• flutter_web_plugins 0.0.0 [flutter js characters collection meta typed_data vector_math]
• google_sign_in_platform_interface 2.1.0 [flutter meta quiver]
• google_sign_in_web 0.10.0+3 [flutter flutter_web_plugins google_sign_in_platform_interface js meta]
• http_parser 4.0.0 [charcode collection source_span string_scanner typed_data]
• image 3.0.8 [archive meta xml]
• image_picker 0.8.4+4 [flutter flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle image_picker_for_web image_picker_platform_interface]
• image_picker_for_web 2.1.4 [flutter flutter_web_plugins image_picker_platform_interface meta]
• image_picker_platform_interface 2.4.1 [flutter http meta plugin_platform_interface cross_file]
• intl 0.17.0 [clock path]
• js 0.6.3
• linked_scroll_controller 0.2.0 [flutter]
• lints 1.0.1
• matcher 0.12.11 [stack_trace]
• meta 1.7.0
• nested 1.0.0 [flutter]
• octo_image 1.0.0+1 [flutter flutter_blurhash]
• path 1.8.0
• path_provider 2.0.6 [flutter path_provider_linux path_provider_macos path_provider_platform_interface path_provider_windows]
• path_provider_linux 2.1.0 [flutter path path_provider_platform_interface xdg_directories]
• path_provider_macos 2.0.2 [flutter]
• path_provider_platform_interface 2.0.1 [flutter meta platform plugin_platform_interface]
• path_provider_windows 2.0.3 [ffi flutter meta path path_provider_platform_interface win32]
• pedantic 1.11.1
• petitparser 4.4.0 [meta]
• platform 3.0.2
• plugin_platform_interface 2.0.2 [meta]
• process 4.2.4 [file path platform]
• quiver 3.0.1+1 [matcher]
• rxdart 0.27.2
• shared_preferences 2.0.8 [flutter meta shared_preferences_linux shared_preferences_macos shared_preferences_platform_interface shared_preferences_web shared_preferences_windows]
• shared_preferences_linux 2.0.3 [file flutter meta path path_provider_linux shared_preferences_platform_interface]
• shared_preferences_macos 2.0.2 [flutter shared_preferences_platform_interface]
• shared_preferences_platform_interface 2.0.0 [flutter]
• shared_preferences_web 2.0.2 [flutter flutter_web_plugins meta shared_preferences_platform_interface]
• shared_preferences_windows 2.0.3 [file flutter meta path path_provider_platform_interface path_provider_windows shared_preferences_platform_interface]
• sky_engine 0.0.99
• source_span 1.8.1 [collection path term_glyph]
• sqflite 2.0.0+4 [flutter sqflite_common path]
• sqflite_common 2.0.1+1 [synchronized path meta]
• stack_trace 1.10.0 [path]
• stream_channel 2.1.0 [async]
• string_scanner 1.1.0 [charcode source_span]
• synchronized 3.0.0
• term_glyph 1.2.0
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• vector_math 2.1.1
• win32 2.2.10 [ffi]
• xdg_directories 0.2.0 [meta path process]
• xml 5.3.1 [collection meta petitparser]

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[prggTheProgrammer]

Update: It now gives this error: Error: [firebasestorage/object-not-found] No object exists at the desired reference. at Object.throw [as throw] (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:5063:11) at http://localhost:62317/packages/firebase_core/src/internals.dart.lib.js:81:63 at _RootZone.runUnary (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:40062:59) at _FutureListener.catchError.handleError (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:34996:33) at handleError (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:35567:51) at Function._propagateToListeners (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:35593:17) at _Future.new.[_completeError] (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:35443:23) at async._AsyncCallbackEntry.new.callback (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:35479:31) at Object._microtaskLoop (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:40330:13) at _startMicrotaskLoop (http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:40336:13) at http://localhost:62317/dart_sdk.js:35811:9

[darshankawar]

@prggTheProgrammer I tried the sample code you shared and incorporated in the plugin's official example and ran on web using latest stable, but didn't see the issue you mentioned. Also the chrome console doesn't show any error.

Not sure if I am missing anything to properly replicate it. Can you try the same example and check if you still get same behavior with it too ?

[russellwheatley]

This error code: firebase_storage/object-not-found means there isn't anything at the path you have passed into .ref(<PATH>) I would double check the path is correct, there might be an issue with special characters for example.

[google-oss-bot]

Hey @prggTheProgrammer. We need more information to resolve this issue but there hasn't been an update in 7 weekdays. I'm marking the issue as stale and if there are no new updates in the next 7 days I will close it automatically.

If you have more information that will help us get to the bottom of this, just add a comment!

[prggTheProgrammer]

@darshankawar Thanks for testing, I am using the manual installation (https://firebase.flutter.dev/docs/manual-installation/web), mabey it has something to do with that.

@russellwheatley, yes I know, I checked it, it works when I use the whole path (but this doesn't work on mobile) but when I remove the gs://... It doesn't work anymore.

[prggTheProgrammer]

The problem is already fixed but I was using the old sdk () instead of ()