WebSocket: message event

The message event is fired when data is received through a WebSocket.

Bubbles No
Cancelable No
Interface MessageEvent
Event handler property onmessage

Examples

// Create WebSocket connection.
const socket = new WebSocket('ws://localhost:8080');

// Listen for messages
socket.addEventListener('message', function (event) {
    console.log('Message from server ', event.data);
});

Specifications

Specification
HTML Standard (HTML)
# event-message

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
message_event
4
12
7
10
12.1
5
≤37
18
7
12.1
4.2
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSocket/message_event