Credential - Web APIs

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

Secure context
This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The Credential interface of the the Credential Management API provides information about an entity as a prerequisite to a trust decision.

Properties

Credential.id Read only: Returns a DOMString containing the credential's identifier. This might be any one of a GUID, username, or email address.
Credential.type Read only: Returns a DOMString containing the credential's type. Valid values are password, federated and public-key. (For PasswordCredential, FederatedCredential and PublicKeyCredential)

Event handlers

None.

Methods

None.

Examples

// TBD

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Credential Management Level 1	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`Credential` Experimental	Chrome Full support 51	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 60	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support 13.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
`id` Experimental	Chrome Full support 51	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 60	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support 13.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
`name` (from `CredentialUserData` mixin) Experimental	Chrome No support 51 — 52 Notes No support 51 — 52 Notes Notes See Bug 602980.	Edge ?	Firefox No support No	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android No support 51 — 52 Notes No support 51 — 52 Notes Notes See Bug 602980.	Chrome Android No support 51 — 52 Notes No support 51 — 52 Notes Notes See Bug 602980.	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android No support 5.0 — 6.0 Notes No support 5.0 — 6.0 Notes Notes See Bug 602980.
`type` Experimental	Chrome Full support 51	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 60	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS Full support 13.3	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.