Web/API/PushEvent/data

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

The data read-only property of the PushEvent interface returns a reference to a PushMessageData object containing data sent to the PushSubscription.

Syntax

var myPushData = PushEvent.data;

Value

A PushMessageData object.

Examples

The following example takes data from a PushEvent and displays it on all of the service workers' clients.

self.addEventListener('push', function(event) {
  if (!(self.Notification && self.Notification.permission === 'granted')) {
    return;
  }

  var data = {};
  if (event.data) {
    data = event.data.json();
  }
  var title = data.title || "Something Has Happened";
  var message = data.message || "Here's something you might want to check out.";
  var icon = "images/new-notification.png";

  var notification = new Notification(title, {
    body: message,
    tag: 'simple-push-demo-notification',
    icon: icon
  });

  notification.addEventListener('click', function() {
    if (clients.openWindow) {
      clients.openWindow('https://example.blog.com/2015/03/04/something-new.html');
    }
  });
});

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Push APIThe definition of 'data' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser Compatibility

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	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
`data` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 57	Edge Full support 16 Disabled' Full support 16 Disabled' Disabled' From version 16: this feature is behind the `Enable service workers` preference. Full support 17	Firefox Full support 44 Notes' Full support 44 Notes' Notes' Extended Support Releases (ESR) before Firefox 78 ESR do not support service workers and the Push API.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 44	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android Full support 44 Full support 44 Full support 48 Notes' Notes' Push enabled by default.	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.

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