ServiceWorkerGlobalScope: sync event

Limited availability

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

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

Note: This feature is only available in Service Workers.

The sync event of the ServiceWorkerGlobalScope interface is fired when the page (or worker) that registered the event with the SyncManager is running and as soon as network connectivity is available.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

js
addEventListener("sync", (event) => { })

onsync = (event) => { }

Event type

A SyncEvent. Inherits from ExtendableEvent and Event.

Event ExtendableEvent SyncEvent

Examples

The following example shows how to respond to a sync event in the service worker.

js
self.addEventListener("sync", (event) => {
  if (event.tag === "sync-messages") {
    event.waitUntil(sendOutboxMessages());
  }
});

You can also set up the event handler using the onsync property:

js
self.onsync = (event) => {
  // …
};

Specifications

Specification
Web Background Synchronization
# dom-serviceworkerglobalscope-onsync

Browser compatibility

See also