This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers, except for Service Workers.
The createObjectURL() static method of the URL interface creates a string containing a blob URL pointing to the object given in the parameter.
For more information, see blob URLs.
To release an object URL, call revokeObjectURL().
Note: This feature is not available in Service Workers due to its potential to create memory leaks.
URL.createObjectURL(object)
objectA Blob (such as a File) or MediaSource object to create an object URL for.
A string containing an object URL that can be used to reference the contents of the specified source object.
See Using object URLs to display images.
| Specification |
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| File API> # dfn-createObjectURL> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
createObjectURL_static |
19 | 12 | 19createObjectURL() is no longer available within the context of a ServiceWorker. |
15 | 6 | 25 | 19createObjectURL() is no longer available within the context of a ServiceWorker. |
14 | 6 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 6 |
URL.revokeObjectURL()HTMLMediaElement.srcObjectFileReader.readAsDataURL()
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/URL/createObjectURL_static