Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/clearInterval

The clearInterval() method of the WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope mixin cancels a timed, repeating action which was previously established by a call to setInterval().

Syntax

scope.clearInterval(intervalID)

Parameters

intervalID

The identifier of the repeated action you want to cancel. This ID was returned by the corresponding call to setInterval().

It's worth noting that the pool of IDs used by setInterval() and setTimeout() are shared, which means you can technically use clearInterval() and clearTimeout() interchangeably. However, for clarity, you should avoid doing so.

Return value

undefined

Example

See the setInterval() examples.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope.clearInterval()' in that specification.	Living Standard	Method moved to the WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope mixin in the latest spec.
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'clearInterval()' in that specification.	Living Standard

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
clearInterval	Chrome Full support 4	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1 Full support 1 Full support 52 Notes' Notes' clearInterval() now defined on WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope mixin.	IE Full support 4 Notes' Full support 4 Notes' Notes' From Internet Explorer 4 through 8, clearInterval is an Object rather than a Function. This behavior was fixed in Internet Explorer 9.	Opera Full support 4	Safari Full support 4	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4 Full support 4 Full support 52 Notes' Notes' clearInterval() now defined on WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope mixin.	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

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See implementation notes.

See also

• JavaScript timers
• WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope.setTimeout
• WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope.setInterval
• WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope.clearTimeout
• Window.requestAnimationFrame
• Daemons management

WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope.clearInterval() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.