The browsingData.DataTypeSet type describes a set of data types.
It contains a number of boolean properties. The name of each property is the name of a particular type of browsing data: "downloads", "history" and so on. All properties are optional.
This type is used:
- in
browsingData.remove()to describe which data types to remove - in
browsingData.settings()to describe which data types are currently selected in the browser's "Clear History" feature.
Type
Values of this type are objects. They contain the following properties:
cacheOptionalboolean. The browser's cache.cookiesOptionalboolean. Cookies acquired while browsing.downloadsOptionalboolean. The user's download history.fileSystemsOptionalboolean. Website's file systems.formDataOptionalboolean. Saved form data, for autocomplete.historyOptionalboolean. The user's browsing history.indexedDBOptionalboolean. IndexedDB data.localStorageOptionalboolean. Local storage data.passwordsOptionalboolean. Saved passwords, for autocomplete.pluginDataOptionalboolean. Stored data associated with plugins.serverBoundCertificatesOptionalboolean. Stored server-bound certificates.serviceWorkersOptionalboolean. Data cached by service workers.
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
cache | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support 56 — 79 |
cookies | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support 56 — 79 |
downloads | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support 56 — 79 |
fileSystems | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
formData | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support 56 — 79 |
history | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support 14 | Firefox Android No support 56 — 79 |
indexedDB | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 57 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
localStorage | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 57 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
passwords | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
pluginData | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
serverBoundCertificates | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
serviceWorkers | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 79 | Firefox Full support 53 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | Firefox Android No support No |
Legend
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- No support
- No support
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData API.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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