CredentialsContainer.get()

The get() method of the CredentialsContainer interface returns a Promise to a single Credential instance that matches the provided parameters. If no match is found the Promise will resolve to null.

This method first collects all credentials in the CredentialsContainer that meet the necessary criteria (defined in the options argument). From the resulting set of credentials, it then selects the best one. Depending on the options, it may display a dialog to the user and ask the user to make the selection.

This method collects credentials by calling the "CollectFromCredentialStore" method for each credential type allowed by the options argument. For example: if options.password exists, then the PasswordCredential.[[CollectFromCredentialStore]] is called.

Syntax

var promise = CredentialsContainer.get([options])

Parameters

options Optional

An object of type CredentialRequestOptions that contains options for the request. The options include criteria that the credentials are required or allowed to have, and options for interacting with the user. It can contain the following properties:

• password: a Boolean indicating that returned Credential instances should include user (as opposed to federated) credentials. 
• federated: An FederatedCredentialRequestOptions object containing requirements for returned federated credentials. The available options are:
  • providers: An array of DOMString instances of identity providers to search for.
  • protocols An array of DOMString instances of federation protocols to search for.
• publicKey: An PublicKeyCredentialRequestOptions object containing requirements for returned WebAuthn credentials. 
• mediation: A String indicating whether the user will be required to log on for every visit to the website. Valid values are "silent", "optional", or "required".
• unmediated: A Boolean indicating the returned Credential instance should not require user mediation.

Returns

A Promise that resolves with a Credential instance that matches the provided parameters. If a single Credential cannot be unambigiously obtained, the Promise will resolve to null.

Specifications

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