This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Summary
The window.cancelIdleCallback() method cancels a callback previously scheduled with window.requestIdleCallback().
Syntax
window.cancelIdleCallback(handle);
Parameters
handle- The ID value returned by
window.requestIdleCallback()when the callback was established.
Return value
undefined.
Example
See our complete example in the article Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks API.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks | Proposed Recommendation | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Chrome Full support 47 | Edge No support No | Firefox
Full support
55
| IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 47 | Chrome Android Full support 47 | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android
Full support
55
| Opera Android ? | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.