Navigator: permissions property

Baseline 2022
Newly available

Since September 2022, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

The permissions read-only property of the Navigator interface returns a Permissions object that can be used to query and update permission status of APIs covered by the Permissions API.

Value

A Permissions object.

Examples

js
navigator.permissions.query({ name: "geolocation" }).then((result) => {
  if (result.state === "granted") {
    showMap();
  } else if (result.state === "prompt") {
    showButtonToEnableMap();
  }
  // Don't do anything if the permission was denied.
});

Specifications

Specification
Permissions
# dom-navigator-permissions

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobileserver
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
Deno
Node.js
permissions

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
See implementation notes.

See also