FetchEvent: isReload property

Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

Note: This feature is only available in Service Workers.

The isReload read-only property of the FetchEvent interface returns true if the event was dispatched by the user attempting to reload the page, and false otherwise. Pressing the refresh button is a reload while clicking a link and pressing the back button is not.

Value

A boolean value.

Examples

js
self.addEventListener("fetch", (event) => {
  event.respondWith(async () => {
    if (event.isReload) {
      // Return something
    } else {
      // Return something else
    }
  })();
});

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
isReload
Deprecated Non-standard
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 40 (Release date: 2015-01-21)
footnote
footnote May be removed in a future release, see bug 40487736.
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox 44 – 73 (Release date: 2016-01-26)
footnote Removed in 74 and later
Opera – Full support
Opera 27 (Release date: 2015-01-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 40 (Release date: 2015-01-21)
footnote
footnote May be removed in a future release, see bug 40487736.
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android 44 – 68 (Release date: 2016-01-26)
footnote Removed in 79 and later
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 27 (Release date: 2015-01-29)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 4 (Release date: 2016-03-11)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 40 (Release date: 2015-01-21)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

Tip: you can click/tap on a cell for more information.

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See implementation notes.

See also