ERROR FirebaseError: Expected type '_Query', but it was: a custom _CollectionReference object in 21.0.0-rc.0
Author: jakehockey10Created Dec 1, 2025Updated Aug 3, 2026
Labelstype: bugneeds: more infocomp: firestoreversion: current (v17+)
Issue
Upgraded to the release candidate and using the following collection subscription:
collectionData(collection(firestore, `users/${u.uid}/devices`), {
idField: 'id',
})Error
ERROR FirebaseError: Expected type '_Query', but it was: a custom _CollectionReference objectAnalysis
Not sure how to provide more detail on this, but it seems to be during a cast to Query in the onSnapshot handler.
Source: angular/angularfire