Web platform features explorer - Permissions

Web platform features explorer

Tags: api Groups: Security

The navigator.permissions API checks whether a permission, such as access to geolocation data, has been granted.

Learning resources on MDN

Permissions API

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

Chrome 44 Released on 2015-07-21
Chrome Android 44 Released on 2015-07-29
Edge 79 Released on 2020-01-15
Firefox 46 Released on 2016-04-26
Firefox for Android 46 Released on 2016-04-26
Safari 16 Released on 2022-09-12
Safari on iOS 16 Released on 2022-09-12

Specifications

Permissions, from Web Application Security Working Group (W3C).
Requesting Permissions (#dom-permissions-request), from Web Platform Incubator Community Group (W3C).

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