IntersectionObserver: disconnect() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2019.

The disconnect() method of the IntersectionObserver interface stops the observer watching all of its target elements for visibility changes.

Syntax

disconnect()

None.

Specification
Intersection Observer # dom-intersectionobserver-disconnect

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`disconnect`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 51 (Release date: 2016-05-25) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 15 (Release date: 2017-04-05) footnote footnote Available since Windows Insider Preview Build 14986.	Firefox – Full support Firefox 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 38 (Release date: 2016-06-08) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 51 (Release date: 2016-06-08) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 41 (Release date: 2016-10-25) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 51 (Release date: 2016-06-08) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25) footnote Full support

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