Permissions

{{APIRef("Permissions API")}}{{AvailableInWorkers}}

The Permissions interface of the Permissions API provides the core Permission API functionality, such as methods for querying and revoking permissions

Instance methods

• {{domxref("Permissions.query","Permissions.query()")}}
  • : Returns the user permission status for a given API.
• {{domxref("Permissions.revoke","Permissions.revoke()")}} {{Deprecated_Inline}}
  • : Revokes the permission currently set on a given API.

Example

navigator.permissions.query({ name: "geolocation" }).then((result) => {
  if (result.state === "granted") {
    showLocalNewsWithGeolocation();
  } else if (result.state === "prompt") {
    showButtonToEnableLocalNews();
  }
  // Don't do anything if the permission was denied.
});

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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