NotificationAction

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

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

The NotificationAction interface of the Notifications API is used to represent action buttons the user can click to interact with notifications. These buttons' appearance and specific functionality vary across platforms but generally they provide a way to asynchronously show actions to the user in a notification.

Properties

Instance properties

These properties are available only on instances of the Notification object.

NotificationAction.action Read only
The name of the action, which can be used to identify the clicked action similar to input names.
NotificationAction.title Read only
The string describing the action that is displayed to the user.
NotificationAction.icon Read only
The URL of the image used to represent the notification when there is not enough space to display the notification itself.

Example

Notifications can fire notificationclick events on the ServiceWorkerGlobalScope.

Here a service worker shows a notification with a single "Archive" action, allowing users to perform this common task from the notification without having to open the website. The user can also click the main body of the notification to open their inbox instead.

self.registration.showNotification("New mail from Alice", {
  actions: [
    {
      action: 'archive',
      title: 'Archive'
    }
  ]
});

self.addEventListener('notificationclick', function(event) {
  event.notification.close();
  if (event.action === 'archive') {
    // Archive action was clicked
    archiveEmail();
  } else {
    // Main body of notification was clicked
    clients.openWindow('/inbox');
  }
}, false);

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Notifications API Living Standard Living standard

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
NotificationChrome Full support 22
Notes
Full support 22
Notes
Notes Before Chrome 22, the support for notification followed an old prefixed version of the specification and used the navigator.webkitNotifications object to instantiate a new notification. Before Chrome 32, Notification.permission was not supported. Before Chrome 42, service worker additions were not supported. Starting in Chrome 49, notifications do not work in incognito mode.
Full support 5
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit
Edge Full support 14Firefox Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 4
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz
IE No support NoOpera Full support 25Safari Full support 6WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 4
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit
Opera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
Notification() constructorChrome Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 5
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit
Edge Full support ≤18Firefox Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 4
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz
IE No support NoOpera Full support 25Safari Full support 6WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 4
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz
Opera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
actionsChrome Full support 53Edge Full support 18Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support 39Safari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 53Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support 41Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
badgeChrome Full support 53Edge Full support 18Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support 39Safari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 53Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support 41Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
bodyChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
closeChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
dataChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 16Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
dirChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
iconChrome Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 5
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit
Edge Full support 14Firefox Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 4
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz
IE No support NoOpera Full support 25Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support 22
Full support 22
Full support 4
Prefixed
Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz
Opera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
imageChrome Full support 53Edge Full support 18Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support 40Safari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 53Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support 41Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
langChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
maxActionsChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 18Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onclickChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support 22IE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
oncloseChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onerrorChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onshowChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
permissionChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
renotifyChrome Full support 50Edge Full support 79Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support 37Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 50Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support 37Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
requestPermissionChrome Full support 46Edge Full support 14Firefox Full support 47
Notes
Full support 47
Notes
Notes From Firefox 70 onwards, cannot be called from a cross-origin IFrame.
Notes From Firefox 72 onwards, can only be called in response to a user gesture such as a click event.
IE No support NoOpera Full support 40Safari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 46Firefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support 41Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
requireInteractionChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 17Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
Secure context requiredChrome Full support 62Edge Full support ≤79Firefox Full support 67IE No support NoOpera Full support 49Safari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 62Firefox Android Full support 67Opera Android Full support 46Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
silentChrome Full support 43Edge Full support 17Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support 30Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 43Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support 30Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 4.0
tagChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox Full support YesIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support YesOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
timestampChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 17Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
titleChrome Full support YesEdge Full support 14Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari Full support YesWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support Yes
vibrateChrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera No support NoSafari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 53
Notes
Full support 53
Notes
Notes Does not work on Android O or later regardless of Chrome version.
Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support 41
Notes
Full support 41
Notes
Notes Does not work on Android O or later regardless of Chrome version.
Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
Notes
Full support 6.0
Notes
Notes Does not work on Android O or later regardless of Chrome version.
Available in workersChrome Full support 45Edge Full support ≤18Firefox Full support 41IE No support NoOpera Full support 32Safari ? WebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 45Firefox Android Full support 41Opera Android Full support 32Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

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See implementation notes.
See implementation notes.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.

See also