Limited support Use with care and provide a fallback when broad support matters.

navigator.share()

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

The share() method of the Navigator interface invokes the native sharing mechanism of the device to share data such as text, URLs, or files. The available share targets depend on the device, but might include the clipboard, contacts and email applications, websites, Bluetooth, etc.

The method resolves a Promise with undefined. On Windows this happens when the share popup is launched, while on Android the promise resolves once the data has successfully been passed to the share target.

The Web Share API is gated by the web-share permission policy. The share() method will throw exceptions if the permission is supported but has not been granted.

Embedded

Browser support

Feature Desktop Mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari
Chrome Android
Safari iOS
api.Navigator.share
128
93
71
12.1
61
12.2
DOM API
canShare

The canShare() method of the Navigator interface returns true if the equivalent call to navigator.share() would succeed.
128
93
96
14
75
14
canShare (data files parameter)

`data.files` parameter
89
81
14
76
14
canShare (data text parameter)

`data.text` parameter
89
81
96
14
76
14
share (data files parameter)

`data.files` parameter
89
81
14
76
14
share (data text parameter)

`data.text` parameter
89
81
71
14
76
14
Other
html.elements.iframe.allow.web-share
86
86
81
86
http.headers.Permissions-Policy.web-share
Experimental

The HTTP Permissions-Policy header web-share directive controls whether the current document is allowed to use the Navigator.share method of the Web Share API to share text, links, images, and other content to arbitrary destinations of the user's choice.
88
88
88
1+Supported (version) Not supported ※Has note Sub-feature descriptions sourced from MDN Web Docs (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Notes 3 item(s)
Limitation
  • This browser only partially implements this feature
Removed
  • This feature was removed in a later browser version (128)
Implementation note
  • Only supported on ChromeOS and Windows, see bug 40542648 and bug 40729163.
Notes 3 item(s)
Limitation
  • This browser only partially implements this feature
Removed
  • This feature was removed in a later browser version (93)
Implementation note
  • Only supported on Windows.
Notes 1 item(s)
Experimental
  • Requires an experimental browser flag to be enabled
Notes 3 item(s)
Limitation
  • This browser only partially implements this feature
Removed
  • This feature was removed in a later browser version (128)
Implementation note
  • Only supported on ChromeOS and Windows, see bug 40542648 and bug 40729163.
Notes 3 item(s)
Limitation
  • This browser only partially implements this feature
Removed
  • This feature was removed in a later browser version (93)
Implementation note
  • Only supported on Windows.
Notes 1 item(s)
Experimental
  • Requires an experimental browser flag to be enabled
Notes 1 item(s)
Experimental
  • Requires an experimental browser flag to be enabled
Notes 1 item(s)
Experimental
  • Requires an experimental browser flag to be enabled
Notes 1 item(s)
Implementation note
  • Firefox recognizes the `web-share` permissions policy, but this has no effect in versions of Firefox that do not support the `share()` method.

Syntax

JAVASCRIPT 
await navigator.share({
  title: 'Page Title',
  text: 'Recommended Articles',
  url: 'https://example.com/article'
});

Use cases

  • Use navigator.share()

    Use navigator.share() when standard HTML needs a more specific platform feature, semantic signal, or browser capability.

  • Handle edge cases

    Apply navigator.share() to solve a focused requirement without redesigning the whole page architecture.

Cautions

  • Test navigator.share() in your target browsers and input environments before depending on it as a primary behavior.
  • Provide a fallback path or acceptable degradation strategy when support is still limited.

Accessibility

  • Make sure navigator.share() supports the intended task without making the page harder to perceive, understand, or operate.

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