StorageManager

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since December 2021.

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

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The StorageManager interface of the Storage API provides an interface for managing persistence permissions and estimating available storage. You can get a reference to this interface using either navigator.storage or WorkerNavigator.storage.

Instance methods

StorageManager.estimate()

Returns a Promise that resolves to an object containing usage and quota numbers for your origin.

StorageManager.getDirectory()

Used to obtain a reference to a FileSystemDirectoryHandle object allowing access to a directory and its contents, stored in the origin private file system. Returns a Promise that fulfills with a FileSystemDirectoryHandle object.

StorageManager.persist()

Returns a Promise that resolves to true if the user agent is able to persist your site's storage.

StorageManager.persisted()

Returns a Promise that resolves to true if persistence has already been granted for your site's storage.

Specifications

Specification
Storage
# storagemanager

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
StorageManager
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 55 (Release date: 2016-12-01)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 57 (Release date: 2017-11-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 42 (Release date: 2016-12-13)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 55 (Release date: 2016-12-06)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 57 (Release date: 2017-11-28)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 42 (Release date: 2017-01-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 6 (Release date: 2017-08-23)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 55 (Release date: 2016-12-06)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
estimate
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 57 (Release date: 2017-11-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 48 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 57 (Release date: 2017-11-28)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 45 (Release date: 2018-02-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 8 (Release date: 2018-07-18)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 17 (Release date: 2023-09-18)
footnote Full support
estimate.usageDetails
Non-standard
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 48 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 45 (Release date: 2018-02-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 8 (Release date: 2018-07-18)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 61 (Release date: 2017-09-05)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
getDirectory
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 86 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 86 (Release date: 2020-10-09)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 111 (Release date: 2023-03-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 72 (Release date: 2020-10-21)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 111 (Release date: 2023-03-14)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 74 (Release date: 2023-03-13)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 21 (Release date: 2023-05-19)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-10)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
persist
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 55 (Release date: 2016-12-01)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 57 (Release date: 2017-11-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 42 (Release date: 2016-12-13)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 55 (Release date: 2016-12-06)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 57 (Release date: 2017-11-28)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 42 (Release date: 2017-01-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 6 (Release date: 2017-08-23)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 55 (Release date: 2016-12-06)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
persisted
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 55 (Release date: 2016-12-01)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 57 (Release date: 2017-11-14)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 42 (Release date: 2016-12-13)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 55 (Release date: 2016-12-06)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 57 (Release date: 2017-11-28)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 42 (Release date: 2017-01-21)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 6 (Release date: 2017-08-23)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 55 (Release date: 2016-12-06)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15.2 (Release date: 2021-12-13)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.