Web/API/Clients/claim

The claim() method of the Clients interface allows an active service worker to set itself as the controller for all clients within its scope. This triggers a "controllerchange" event on navigator.serviceWorker in any clients that become controlled by this service worker.

When a service worker is initially registered, pages won't use it until they next load. The claim() method causes those pages to be controlled immediately. Be aware that this results in your service worker controlling pages that loaded regularly over the network, or possibly via a different service worker.

Syntax

await clients.claim();

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that resolves to undefined.

Example

The following example uses claim() inside service worker's "activate" event listener so that clients loaded in the same scope do not need to be reloaded before their fetches will go through this service worker.

self.addEventListener('activate', event => {
  event.waitUntil(clients.claim());
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Service WorkersThe definition of 'claim()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	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
`claim` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 42	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 44 Notes' Full support 44 Notes' Notes' Extended Support Releases (ESR) before Firefox 78 ESR do not support service workers and the Push API.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 29	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 42	Chrome Android Full support 42	Firefox Android Full support 44	Opera Android Full support 29	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

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