Web/API/NotificationAction

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

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

The NotificationAction interface of the Notifications API is used to represent action buttons the user can click to interact with notifications. These buttons' appearance and specific functionality vary across platforms but generally they provide a way to asynchronously show actions to the user in a notification.

Properties

Instance properties

These properties are available only on instances of the Notification object.

NotificationAction.action Read only

The name of the action, which can be used to identify the clicked action similar to input names.

NotificationAction.title Read only

The string describing the action that is displayed to the user.

NotificationAction.icon Read only

The URL of the image used to represent the notification when there is not enough space to display the notification itself.

Example

Notifications can fire notificationclick events on the ServiceWorkerGlobalScope.

Here a service worker shows a notification with a single "Archive" action, allowing users to perform this common task from the notification without having to open the website. The user can also click the main body of the notification to open their inbox instead.

self.registration.showNotification("New mail from Alice", {
  actions: [
    {
      action: 'archive',
      title: 'Archive'
    }
  ]
});

self.addEventListener('notificationclick', function(event) {
  event.notification.close();
  if (event.action === 'archive') {
    // Archive action was clicked
    archiveEmail();
  } else {
    // Main body of notification was clicked
    clients.openWindow('/inbox');
  }
}, false);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Notifications API	Living Standard	Living standard

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
Notification	Chrome Full support 22 Notes' Full support 22 Notes' Notes' Before Chrome 22, the support for notification followed an old prefixed version of the specification and used the navigator.webkitNotifications object to instantiate a new notification. Before Chrome 32, Notification.permission was not supported. Before Chrome 42, service worker additions were not supported. Starting in Chrome 49, notifications do not work in incognito mode. Full support 5 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 4 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz	IE No support No	Opera Full support 25	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 4 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
Notification() constructor	Chrome Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 5 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 4 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz	IE No support No	Opera Full support 25	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 4 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
actions	Chrome Full support 53	Edge Full support 18	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 39	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 53	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 41	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
badge	Chrome Full support 53	Edge Full support 18	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 39	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 53	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 41	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
body	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
close	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
data	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 16	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
dir	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
icon	Chrome Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 5 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 4 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz	IE No support No	Opera Full support 25	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 22 Full support 22 Full support 4 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: moz	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
image	Chrome Full support 53	Edge Full support 18	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 40	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 53	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 41	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0
lang	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
maxActions	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 18	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onclick	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support 22	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onclose	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onerror	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
onshow	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
permission	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
renotify	Chrome Full support 50	Edge Full support 79	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 37	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 50	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 37	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
requestPermission	Chrome Full support 46	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support 47 Notes' Full support 47 Notes' Notes' From Firefox 70 onwards, cannot be called from a cross-origin IFrame. Notes' From Firefox 72 onwards, can only be called in response to a user gesture such as a click event.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 40	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 46	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support 41	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0
requireInteraction	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
Secure context required	Chrome Full support 62	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 67	IE No support No	Opera Full support 49	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 62	Firefox Android Full support 67	Opera Android Full support 46	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 8.0
silent	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 17	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 30	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 43	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 30	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0
tag	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox Full support Yes	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
timestamp	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 17	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
title	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 14	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes
vibrate	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 53 Notes' Full support 53 Notes' Notes' Does not work on Android O or later regardless of Chrome version.	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 41 Notes' Full support 41 Notes' Notes' Does not work on Android O or later regardless of Chrome version.	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0 Notes' Full support 6.0 Notes' Notes' Does not work on Android O or later regardless of Chrome version.
Available in workers	Chrome Full support 45	Edge Full support ≤18	Firefox Full support 41	IE No support No	Opera Full support 32	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 45	Firefox Android Full support 41	Opera Android Full support 32	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

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Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See implementation notes.'

See implementation notes.

Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.'

Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.

See also

• Using the Notifications API

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