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puter.ui.parentApp()

src/docs/src/UI/parentApp.md

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Obtain a connection to the app that launched this app.

Syntax

js
puter.ui.parentApp()

Parameters

puter.ui.parentApp() does not accept any parameters.

Return value

An AppConnection to the parent, or null if there is no parent app.

Examples

html
<html>
<body>
    <script src="https://js.puter.com/v2/"></script>
    <script>
        const parent = puter.ui.parentApp();
        if (!parent) {
            alert('This app was launched directly');
        } else {
            alert('This app was launched by another app');
            parent.postMessage("Hello, parent!");
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>