Web/API/MessageEvent/lastEventId

The lastEventId read-only property of the MessageEvent interface is a DOMString representing a unique ID for the event.

Syntax

var myId = messageEvent.lastEventId;

Value

A DOMString representing the ID.

Example

myWorker.onmessage = function(e) {
  result.textContent = e.data;
  console.log('Message received from worker');
  console.log(e.lastEventId);
};

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'MessageEvent: lastEventId' in that specification.	Living Standard

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
lastEventId	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 17	Firefox Full support 4	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support 3	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

See also

• ExtendableMessageEvent — similar to this interface but used in interfaces that needs to give more flexibility to authors.

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