[Home](./index.md) > [@firebase/firestore](./firestore.md) > [/](./firestore_.md) > [getDocFromServer](./firestore_.getdocfromserver.md) ## getDocFromServer() function Reads the document referred to by this `DocumentReference` from the server. Returns an error if the network is not available. Signature: ```typescript export declare function getDocFromServer(reference: DocumentReference): Promise>; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | reference | [DocumentReference](./firestore_.documentreference.md)<T> | | Returns: Promise<[DocumentSnapshot](./firestore_.documentsnapshot.md)<T>> A Promise resolved with a `DocumentSnapshot` containing the current document contents.