Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
Experimental
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Secure context
This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
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
dataOptional- 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!
}Browser compatibility
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