Web/API/IDBDatabase/error event

The error event is fired on IDBDatabase when a request returns an error and the event bubbles up to the connection object.

Bubbles	Yes
Cancelable	No
Interface	Event
Event handler property	onerror

Examples

This example opens a database and tries to add a record, listening for the error event for the add() operation (this will occur if, for example, a record with the given taskTitle already exists):

// Open the database
const dBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open('toDoList', 4);

dBOpenRequest.onupgradeneeded = (event) => {
  const db = event.target.result;

  // Create an objectStore for this database
  const objectStore = db.createObjectStore('toDoList', { keyPath: 'taskTitle' });

  // define what data items the objectStore will contain
  objectStore.createIndex('hours', 'hours', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('minutes', 'minutes', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('day', 'day', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('month', 'month', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('year', 'year', { unique: false });
};

dBOpenRequest.onsuccess = (event) => {
  const newItem = { taskTitle: 'my task', hours: 10, minutes: 10, day: 10, month: 'January', year: 2020 };
  const db = dBOpenRequest.result;

  db.addEventListener('error', () => {
    console.log(`Error adding new item: ${newItem.taskTitle}`);
  });

  // open a read/write db transaction, ready for adding the data
  const transaction = db.transaction(['toDoList'], 'readwrite');
  const objectStore = transaction.objectStore('toDoList');
  const objectStoreRequest = objectStore.add(newItem);
};

The same example, using the onerror property instead of addEventListener():

// Open the database
const dBOpenRequest = window.indexedDB.open('toDoList', 4);

dBOpenRequest.onupgradeneeded = (event) => {
  const db = event.target.result;

  // Create an objectStore for this database
  const objectStore = db.createObjectStore('toDoList', { keyPath: 'taskTitle' });

  // define what data items the objectStore will contain
  objectStore.createIndex('hours', 'hours', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('minutes', 'minutes', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('day', 'day', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('month', 'month', { unique: false });
  objectStore.createIndex('year', 'year', { unique: false });
};

dBOpenRequest.onsuccess = (event) => {
  const newItem = { taskTitle: 'my task', hours: 10, minutes: 10, day: 10, month: 'January', year: 2020 };
  const db = dBOpenRequest.result;

  db.onerror = () => {
    console.log(`Error adding new item: ${newItem.taskTitle}`);
  };

  // open a read/write db transaction, ready for adding the data
  const transaction = db.transaction(['toDoList'], 'readwrite');
  const objectStore = transaction.objectStore('toDoList');
  const objectStoreRequest = objectStore.add(newItem);
};

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
error event	Chrome Full support 24 Full support 24 No support 23 — 24 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 16 Full support 16 No support 10 — 16 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz	IE Partial support 10	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 7	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 8	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

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See also

• Using IndexedDB
• onerror event handler property

IDBDatabase: error event by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.