Animation.id

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Animation.id property of the Web Animations API returns or sets a string used to identify the animation.

Syntax

var animationsId = Animation.id;

Animation.id = newIdString;

A DOMString which can be used to identify the animation, or null if the animation has no id.

In the Follow the White Rabbit example, you can assign the rabbitDownAnimation an id like so:

rabbitDownAnimation.effect.id = "rabbitGo";

Specification	Status	Comment
Web Animations The definition of 'Animation.id' in that specification.	Working Draft	Editor's draft.

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
Basic support Experimental	Chrome Full support 50	Edge ?	Firefox Full support 48 Full support 48 No support 46 — 48 Disabled Disabled From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 37	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 50	Chrome Android Full support 50	Edge Mobile ?	Firefox Android Full support 48 Full support 48 No support 46 — 48 Disabled Disabled From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support 37	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.