BroadcastChannel

BroadcastChannel allows scripts from the same origin but other browsing contexts to send each other messages. Channels are scoped to an origin and have a name, messages posted to a channel will be delivered to all listeners of that channel in all documents.

Documentation

• https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/09/broadcastchannel
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Broadcast_Channel_API
• https://hacks.mozilla.org/2015/02/broadcastchannel-api-in-firefox-38/

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 54
• Chrome for Android release 54
• Opera release 41
• Opera for Android release 41

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: No signals

Owners

• mek@chromium.org
• jsbell@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14