PushMessageData

Baseline Widely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2023.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

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

Note: This feature is only available in Service Workers.

The PushMessageData interface of the Push API provides methods which let you retrieve the push data sent by a server in various formats.

Unlike the similar methods in the Fetch API, which only allow the method to be invoked once, these methods can be called multiple times.

Messages received through the Push API are sent encrypted by push services and then automatically decrypted by browsers before they are made accessible through the methods of the PushMessageData interface.

Instance properties

None.

Instance methods

PushMessageData.arrayBuffer()

Extracts the data as an ArrayBuffer object.

PushMessageData.blob()

Extracts the data as a Blob object.

PushMessageData.bytes()

Extracts the data as a Uint8Array object.

PushMessageData.json()

Extracts the data as a JSON object.

PushMessageData.text()

Extracts the data as a plain text string.

Examples

js
self.addEventListener("push", (event) => {
  const obj = event.data.json();

  if (obj.action === "subscribe" || obj.action === "unsubscribe") {
    fireNotification(obj, event);
    port.postMessage(obj);
  } else if (obj.action === "init" || obj.action === "chatMsg") {
    port.postMessage(obj);
  }
});

Specifications

Specification
Push API
# pushmessagedata-interface

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
PushMessageData
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 44 (Release date: 2016-01-26)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 37 (Release date: 2016-05-04)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported on macOS Ventura and later.
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 37 (Release date: 2016-06-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
arrayBuffer
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 44 (Release date: 2016-01-26)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 37 (Release date: 2016-05-04)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported on macOS Ventura and later.
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 37 (Release date: 2016-06-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
blob
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 44 (Release date: 2016-01-26)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 37 (Release date: 2016-05-04)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported on macOS Ventura and later.
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 37 (Release date: 2016-06-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
bytes
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 132 (Release date: 2025-01-14)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 132 (Release date: 2025-01-17)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 128 (Release date: 2024-07-09)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 117 (Release date: 2025-02-13)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 18 (Release date: 2024-09-16)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 132 (Release date: 2025-01-14)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 128 (Release date: 2024-07-09)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 87 (Release date: 2025-01-22)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 18 (Release date: 2024-09-16)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 29 (Release date: 2025-10-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
json
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 44 (Release date: 2016-01-26)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 37 (Release date: 2016-05-04)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported on macOS Ventura and later.
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 37 (Release date: 2016-06-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
text
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 44 (Release date: 2016-01-26)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 37 (Release date: 2016-05-04)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 16 (Release date: 2022-09-12)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported on macOS Ventura and later.
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 50 (Release date: 2016-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 37 (Release date: 2016-06-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 16.4 (Release date: 2023-03-27)
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote
footnote Notifications are supported in web apps saved to the home screen.

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
See implementation notes.