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NotificationEvent

The parameter passed into the onnotificationclick handler, the NotificationEvent interface represents a notification click event that is dispatched on the ServiceWorkerGlobalScope of a ServiceWorker.

This interface inherits from the ExtendableEvent interface.

Event ExtendableEvent NotificationEvent

Constructor

NotificationEvent()

Creates a new NotificationEvent object.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its ancestor, Event.

NotificationEvent.notification Read only

Returns a Notification object representing the notification that was clicked to fire the event.

NotificationEvent.action Read only

Returns the string ID of the notification button the user clicked. This value returns an empty string if the user clicked the notification somewhere other than an action button, or the notification does not have a button.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parent, ExtendableEvent.

ExtendableEvent.waitUntil()

Extends the lifetime of the event. Tells the browser that work is ongoing.

Example

js

self.addEventListener("notificationclick", (event) => {
  console.log(`On notification click: ${event.notification.tag}`);
  event.notification.close();

  // This looks to see if the current is already open and
  // focuses if it is
  event.waitUntil(
    clients
      .matchAll({
        type: "window",
      })
      .then((clientList) => {
        for (const client of clientList) {
          if (client.url === "/" && "focus" in client) return client.focus();
        }
        if (clients.openWindow) return clients.openWindow("/");
      }),
  );
});

Specifications

Note: This interface is specified in the Notifications API, but accessed through ServiceWorkerGlobalScope.

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
NotificationEvent 42 17 44 No 37
16Supported on macOS 13 and later
No 42 44 37 16.4 4.0
NotificationEvent 42 17 44 No 37
16Supported on macOS 13 and later
No 42 44 37 16.4 4.0
action 48 17 44 No No No No 48 44 No No 5.0
notification 42 17 44 No 37 No No 42 44 37 No 4.0

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