This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The type property of the Credential interface returns a DOMString containing the credential's type. Valid values are password, federated and public-key.
Syntax
var credType = Credential.type;
Value
A DOMString contains a credential's given name.
Example
// 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 5.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.