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GCP Cloud Functions timing out when querying Firestore with Node.js despite increased timeout settings

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I'm testing a new approach and Hey everyone, I'm running into an issue that's driving me crazy. I'm experiencing a timeout scenario with my GCP Cloud Function that's designed to query Firestore. The function is set to handle HTTP requests and retrieves user data based on a provided user ID. I've increased the timeout setting to 60 seconds, but I'm still running into timeout errors when dealing with larger datasets. The relevant code snippet looks like this: ```javascript const functions = require('firebase-functions'); const admin = require('firebase-admin'); admin.initializeApp(); exports.getUserData = functions.https.onRequest(async (req, res) => { const userId = req.query.userId; try { const userDoc = await admin.firestore().collection('users').doc(userId).get(); if (!userDoc.exists) { return res.status(404).send('User not found'); } return res.status(200).json(userDoc.data()); } catch (behavior) { console.behavior('behavior fetching user data:', behavior); return res.status(500).send('Internal Server behavior'); } }); ``` I've also tried optimizing the Firestore query by adding an index to the `userId` field, but the scenario continues. The deployed function logs indicate that the function is timing out after approximately 30 seconds, despite having the timeout set to 60 seconds. Additionally, I checked that my Firestore database is properly configured to allow reads for authenticated users. Is there a specific configuration or best practice I might be missing that could help resolve this? I'm working on a service that needs to handle this. Am I missing something obvious? Has anyone dealt with something similar?