Window: cancelIdleCallback() method

Limited availability

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

The window.cancelIdleCallback() method cancels a callback previously scheduled with window.requestIdleCallback().

Syntax

js
cancelIdleCallback(handle)

Parameters

handle

The ID value returned by window.requestIdleCallback() when the callback was established.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

Specifications

Specification
requestIdleCallback()
# the-cancelidlecallback-method

Browser compatibility

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

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Full support
Full support
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No support
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