The postMessage() method of the Client interface allows a service worker to send a message to a client (a Window, Worker, or SharedWorker). The message is received in the "message" event on navigator.serviceWorker.
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Client: postMessage() method
Syntax
js
postMessage(message)
postMessage(message, options)
postMessage(message, transferables)
Parameters
-
message -
The message to send to the client. This can be any structured-cloneable type.
optionsOptional-
An optional object containing a
transferfield with an array of transferable objects to transfer ownership of. The ownership of these objects is given to the destination side and they are no longer usable on the sending side. transferablesOptional-
An optional array of transferable objects to transfer ownership of. The ownership of these objects is given to the destination side and they are no longer usable on the sending side.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
Sending a message from a service worker to a client:
js
addEventListener("fetch", (event) => {
event.waitUntil(
(async () => {
// Exit early if we don't have access to the client.
// Eg, if it's cross-origin.
if (!event.clientId) return;
// Get the client.
const client = await clients.get(event.clientId);
// Exit early if we don't get the client.
// Eg, if it closed.
if (!client) return;
// Send a message to the client.
client.postMessage({
msg: "Hey I just got a fetch from you!",
url: event.request.url,
});
})(),
);
});
Receiving that message:
js
navigator.serviceWorker.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
console.log(event.data.msg, event.data.url);
});
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Service Workers # dom-client-postmessage-message-options |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
postMessage |
40 | 17 | 44 | No | 27 | 11.1 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 27 | 11.3 | 4.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Client/postMessage