Web/API/PushManager/getSubscription

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

The PushManager.getSubscription() method of the PushManager interface retrieves an existing push subscription.

It returns a Promise that resolves to a PushSubscription object containing details of an existing subscription. If no existing subscription exists, this resolves to a null value.

Syntax

PushManager.getSubscription().then(function(pushSubscription) { ... } );

Parameters

None.

Returns

A Promise that resolves to a PushSubscription object or null.

Example

This code snippet is taken from a push messaging and notification sample. (No live demo is available.)

// We need the service worker registration to check for a subscription
  navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then(function(serviceWorkerRegistration) {
    // Do we already have a push message subscription?
    serviceWorkerRegistration.pushManager.getSubscription()
      .then(function(subscription) {
        // Enable any UI which subscribes / unsubscribes from
        // push messages.
        var pushButton = document.querySelector('.js-push-button');
        pushButton.disabled = false;

        if (!subscription) {
          // We aren’t subscribed to push, so set UI
          // to allow the user to enable push
          return;
        }

        // Keep your server in sync with the latest subscriptionId
        sendSubscriptionToServer(subscription);
        
        showCurlCommand(subscription);

        // Set your UI to show they have subscribed for
        // push messages
        pushButton.textContent = 'Disable Push Messages';
        isPushEnabled = true;
      })
      .catch(function(err) {
        window.Demo.debug.log('Error during getSubscription()', err);
      });
  });

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Push APIThe definition of 'getSubscription()' in that specification.	Working Draft	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
`getSubscription` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 42	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 29	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 42	Firefox Android Full support 48 Notes' Full support 48 Notes' Notes' Push enabled by default.	Opera Android Full support 29	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.

PushManager.getSubscription() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.