This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Secure context
This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The Credential interface of the the Credential Management API provides information about an entity as a prerequisite to a trust decision.
Properties
Credential.idRead only- Returns a
DOMStringcontaining the credential's identifier. This might be any one of a GUID, username, or email address. Credential.typeRead only- Returns a
DOMStringcontaining the credential's type. Valid values arepassword,federatedandpublic-key. (ForPasswordCredential,FederatedCredentialandPublicKeyCredential)
Event handlers
None.
Methods
None.
Examples
// TBD
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Credential Management Level 1 | Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Credential | Chrome Full support 51 | Edge Full support 18 | Firefox Full support 60 | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 51 | Chrome Android Full support 51 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
id | Chrome Full support 51 | Edge Full support 18 | Firefox Full support 60 | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 51 | Chrome Android Full support 51 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
name (from CredentialUserData mixin) | Chrome
No support
51 — 52
| Edge ? | Firefox No support No | IE ? | Opera ? | Safari ? | WebView Android
No support
51 — 52
| Chrome Android
No support
51 — 52
| Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
type | Chrome Full support 51 | Edge Full support 18 | Firefox Full support 60 | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 51 | Chrome Android Full support 51 | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- 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.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.