HTMLAreaElement: ping property

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The ping property of the HTMLAreaElement interface is a space-separated list of URLs. When the link is followed, the browser will send POST requests with the body PING to the URLs.

It reflects the ping attribute of the <area> element.

Note: This property is not effective in Firefox and its usage may be limited due to privacy and security concerns.

Example

html
<map>
  <area
    href="https://example.com"
    ping="https://example-tracking.com https://example-analytics.com"
    alt="example" />
</map>
js
const areaCollection = document.getElementsByTagName("map")[0].areas;
console.log(areaCollection[0].ping); // Output: "https://example-tracking.com https://example-analytics.com"

Specifications

Specification
HTML
# dom-area-ping

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
ping

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Full support
Full support
Partial support
Partial support

See also