Web/API/NavigatorStorage

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

The NavigatorStorage mixin adds to the Navigator and WorkerNavigator interfaces the Navigator.storage property, which provides access to the StorageManager singleton used for controlling the persistence of data stores as well as obtaining information

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

There are many APIs which provide ways for Web content to store data on a user's computer, including cookies, the Web Storage API (Window.localStorage and Window.sessionStorage), and IndexedDB. The Storage Standard is designed to serve as a common basis for the implementation of all of those APIs and storage technologies, so that their constraints and configurations can be understood and controlled using a common set of methods and properties.

Properties

storage Read only Secure context: Returns the StorageManager singleton object which is used to access the Storage Manager. Through the returned object, you can control persistence of data stores as well as get estimates of how much space is left for your site or appliation to store data.

Methods

The NavigatorStorage mixin has no methods.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Storage	Living Standard	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
`NavigatorStorage`	Chrome ?	Edge ?	Firefox Full support 57 Full support 57 Full support 51 Disabled' Disabled' From version 51: this feature is behind the `dom.storageManager.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android ?	Chrome Android ?	Firefox Android Full support 51 Disabled' Full support 51 Disabled' Disabled' From version 51: this feature is behind the `dom.storageManager.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android ?
`storage`	Chrome ?	Edge ?	Firefox Full support 57 Full support 57 Full support 51 Disabled' Disabled' From version 51: this feature is behind the `dom.storageManager.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE ?	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android ?	Chrome Android ?	Firefox Android Full support 51 Disabled' Full support 51 Disabled' Disabled' From version 51: this feature is behind the `dom.storageManager.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android ?

Legend

Full support: Full support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.