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Permissions

The Permissions interface of the Permissions API provides the core Permission API functionality, such as methods for querying and revoking permissions

Instance methods

Permissions.query()

Returns the user permission status for a given API.

Permissions.request() Experimental

Requests permission to use a given API. This is not currently supported in any browser.

Permissions.requestAll() Experimental Non-standard

Requests permission to use a given set of APIs. This is not currently supported in any browser.

Permissions.revoke() Deprecated

Revokes the permission currently set on a given API.

Example

js

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

Specifications

Browser Support

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Permissions