Web/API/Credential/type

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

The type property of the Credential interface returns a DOMString containing the credential's type. Valid values are password, federated and public-key.

Syntax

var credType = Credential.type;

Value

A DOMString contains a credential's given name.

Example

// TBD

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
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

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Full support

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Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

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