[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [/](./firestore_.md) > [SnapshotMetadata](./firestore_.snapshotmetadata.md) > [hasPendingWrites](./firestore_.snapshotmetadata.haspendingwrites.md) ## SnapshotMetadata.hasPendingWrites property True if the snapshot contains the result of local writes (for example `set()` or `update()` calls) that have not yet been committed to the backend. If your listener has opted into metadata updates (via `SnapshotListenOptions`) you will receive another snapshot with `hasPendingWrites` equal to false once the writes have been committed to the backend. Signature: ```typescript readonly hasPendingWrites: boolean; ```