IntersectionObserver: unobserve() method

{{APIRef("Intersection Observer API")}}

The unobserve() method of the {{domxref("IntersectionObserver")}} interface instructs the IntersectionObserver to stop observing the specified target element.

Syntax

unobserve(target)

Parameters

• target
  • : The {{domxref("Element")}} to cease observing. If the specified element isn't being observed, this method does nothing and no exception is thrown.

Return value

None ({{jsxref("undefined")}}).

Examples

This snippet shows an observer being created, an element being observed, and then being unobserved.

const observer = new IntersectionObserver(callback);
observer.observe(document.getElementById("elementToObserve"));

// …

observer.unobserve(document.getElementById("elementToObserve"));

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Intersection Observer API
• {{domxref("IntersectionObserver.observe()")}}