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PermissionStatus.state

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The state read-only property of the PermissionStatus interface returns the state of a requested permission. This property returns one of 'granted', 'denied', or 'prompt'.

Value

One of the followings:

  • 'granted'
  • 'denied'
  • 'prompt'

Examples

navigator.permissions.query({name:'geolocation'}).then(function(permissionStatus) {
  console.log('geolocation permission state is ', permissionStatus.state);
  permissionStatus.onchange = function() {
    console.log('geolocation permission status has changed to ', this.state);
  };
});

Specifications

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
state
44
43-44
79
46
No
31
30-31
No
No
44
43-44
46
32
30-32
No
4.0

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/PermissionStatus/state