Web/API/Credential

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

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

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

Credential objects may be of 3 different types:

• PasswordCredential
• PublicKeyCredential
• FederatedCredential

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

let pwdCredential = new PasswordCredential({
  id: "example-username", // Username/ID
  name: "John Doe", // Display name
  password: "correct horse battery staple" // Password
});

console.assert(pwdCredential.type === "password");

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

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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
Credential Experimental'	Chrome Full support 51	Edge Full support 18	Firefox Full support 60	IE No support No	Opera Full support 38	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support 41	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 No support No	Opera Full support 38	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support 41	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 No support No	Opera No support 38 — 39 Notes' No support 38 — 39 Notes' Notes' See Bug 602980.	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 No support No	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 No support No	Opera Full support 38	Safari Full support 13	WebView Android Full support 51	Chrome Android Full support 51	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support 41	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.

Credential by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.