PaymentRequest: abort() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The PaymentRequest.abort() method of the PaymentRequest interface causes the user agent to end the payment request and to remove any user interface that might be shown.

Syntax

js
abort()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

The following example sets up a timeout to clear the payment request that might have been abandoned or neglected.

js
const request = new PaymentRequest(supportedInstruments, details, options);

const paymentTimeout = setTimeout(
  () => {
    clearTimeout(paymentTimeout);
    request
      .abort()
      .then(() => {
        print("Payment timed out after 20 minutes.");
      })
      .catch(() => {
        print(
          "Unable to abort, because the user is currently in the process " +
            "of paying.",
        );
      });
  },
  20 * 60 * 1000,
); /* 20 minutes */

Specifications

Specification
Payment Request API
# dom-paymentrequest-abort

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
abort()
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 60 (Release date: 2017-07-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 15 (Release date: 2017-04-05)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
disabled
disabled From version 55 users must explicitly set the dom.payments.request.enabled preference to true. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.
Opera – Full support
Opera 47 (Release date: 2017-08-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 11.1 (Release date: 2018-04-12)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 53 (Release date: 2016-09-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 44 (Release date: 2017-12-11)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 11.3 (Release date: 2018-03-29)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 6 (Release date: 2017-08-23)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 11.3 (Release date: 2018-03-29)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
User must explicitly enable this feature.