Navigator.canShare()

The Navigator.canShare() method of the Web Share API returns true if a call to navigator.share() would succeed.

Syntax

const canShare = navigator.canShare(data);

Parameters

data Optional

An object containing data to share that matches what you would pass to navigator.share().

Return value

A Boolean. True if data can be shared with Navigator.share().

Examples

if(navigator.canShare(data)) {
  // We can use share() to share the data! Woop!
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See Also

navigator.share()