[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [lite](./firestore_lite.md) > [FirestoreDataConverter](./firestore_lite.firestoredataconverter.md) > [fromFirestore](./firestore_lite.firestoredataconverter.fromfirestore.md) ## FirestoreDataConverter.fromFirestore() method Called by the Firestore SDK to convert Firestore data into an object of type T. You can access your data by calling: `snapshot.data()`. Signature: ```typescript fromFirestore(snapshot: QueryDocumentSnapshot): T; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | snapshot | [QueryDocumentSnapshot](./firestore_lite.querydocumentsnapshot.md)<[DocumentData](./firestore_lite.documentdata.md)> | A QueryDocumentSnapshot containing your data and metadata. | Returns: T