BackgroundFetchManager.fetch()

The fetch() method of the BackgroundFetchManager interface returns a Promise that resolves with a BackgroundFetchRegistration object for a supplied array of URLs and Request objects.

Syntax

let backgroundFetchRegistration = BackgroundFetchManager.fetch(id, requests [,options]);

Parameters

id

A developer-defined identifier that can be passed to the other methods to retrieve a backgroundFetchRegistration.

requests

A RequestInfo object or an array of such objects.

options Optional

A BackgroundFetchOptions object.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with a BackgroundFetchRegistration object.

Exceptions

TypeError

Raised if no request is provided, if the mode of a request is 'no-cors', if no service worker is present, a request already exists with the requested id, or the request fails.

DOMException

This method may raise a DOMException of the following types:

Exception	Description
AbortError	Indicates the fetch was aborted.
NotAllowedError	Indicates that user permission has not been granted to make background fetches.

Examples

The following examples shows how to use fetch() to create a BackgroundFetchRegistration. With an active service worker, use the ServiceWorkerRegistration.backgroundFetch property to access the BackgroundFetchManager object and call its fetch() method.

navigator.serviceWorker.ready.then(async (swReg) => {
  const bgFetch = await swReg.backgroundFetch.fetch('my-fetch', ['/ep-5.mp3', 'ep-5-artwork.jpg'], {
    title: 'Episode 5: Interesting things.',
    icons: [{
      sizes: '300x300',
      src: '/ep-5-icon.png',
      type: 'image/png',
    }],
    downloadTotal: 60 * 1024 * 1024,
  });
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility