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Navigator: permissions property

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The permissions read-only property of the Navigator interface returns a Permissions object that can be used to query and update permission status of APIs covered by the Permissions API.

Value

A Permissions object.

Examples

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

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

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See also