LockManager

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2022.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The LockManager interface of the Web Locks API provides methods for requesting a new Lock object and querying for an existing Lock object. To get an instance of LockManager, call navigator.locks.

Instance methods

LockManager.request()

Requests a Lock object with parameters specifying its name and characteristics.

LockManager.query()

Returns a Promise that resolves with an object that contains information about held and pending locks.

Specifications

Specification
Web Locks API
# api-lock-manager

Browser compatibility