Web/API/Window/cancelIdleCallback

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

Summary

The window.cancelIdleCallback() method cancels a callback previously scheduled with window.requestIdleCallback().

Syntax

window.cancelIdleCallback(handle);

Parameters

handle

The ID value returned by window.requestIdleCallback() when the callback was established.

Return value

undefined.

Example

See our complete example in the article Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks API.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Cooperative Scheduling of Background Tasks	Proposed Recommendation	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
cancelIdleCallback Experimental'	Chrome Full support 47	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 55 Full support 55 Full support 53 Disabled' Disabled' From version 53: this feature is behind the dom.requestIdleCallback.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 47	Chrome Android Full support 47	Firefox Android Full support 55 Full support 55 Full support 53 Disabled' Disabled' From version 53: this feature is behind the dom.requestIdleCallback.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

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.

User must explicitly enable this feature.'

User must explicitly enable this feature.

window.cancelIdleCallback() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.