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BroadcastChannel

Widely available since 2024-09-14
Tags: api Groups: Messaging

The BroadcastChannel API allows you to send messages between same-origin browsing contexts, such as between the same page loaded in multiple tabs.

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 54 Released on 2016-10-12
  • Chrome Android 54 Released on 2016-10-19
  • Edge 79 Released on 2020-01-15
  • Firefox 38 Released on 2015-05-12
  • Firefox for Android 38 Released on 2015-05-12
  • Safari 15.4 Released on 2022-03-14
  • Safari on iOS 15.4 Released on 2022-03-14

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~11.971% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.