PermissionStatus

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The PermissionStatus interface of the Permissions API provides the state of an object and an event handler for monitoring changes to said state.

EventTarget PermissionStatus

Instance properties

PermissionStatus.name Read only

Returns the name of a requested permission, identical to the name passed to Permissions.query.

PermissionStatus.state Read only

Returns the state of a requested permission; one of 'granted', 'denied', or 'prompt'.

Events

change

Invoked upon changes to PermissionStatus.state.

Example

js
navigator.permissions
  .query({ name: "geolocation" })
  .then((permissionStatus) => {
    console.log(`geolocation permission status is ${permissionStatus.state}`);
    permissionStatus.onchange = () => {
      console.log(
        `geolocation permission status has changed to ${permissionStatus.state}`,
      );
    };
  });

Specifications

Specification
Permissions
# permissionstatus-interface

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
PermissionStatus
change event
name
state