---
title: MozSocial
slug: Web/API/MozSocial
tags:
  - API
translation_of: Archive/Social_API/MozSocial
---
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<p>The <code>MozSocial</code> object, returned by the <code>navigator.mozSocial</code> property, is available within the social media provider's panel to provide functionality it may need.</p>

<div class="note">
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Although Mozilla hopes to submit this API for standardization eventually, it has not yet done so.</p>
</div>

<h2 id="Attributes" name="Attributes">Properties</h2>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("MozSocial.isVisible")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns a Boolean value; the result is <code>true</code> if the content is visible, otherwise it's <code>false</code>.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Methods" name="Methods">Methods</h2>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("MozSocial.closePanel()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Closes the currently open flyout panel.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("MozSocial.getAttention()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Performs some action designed to get the user's attention; the exact behavior may vary from platform to platform. This might display a visual effect, play an audible notification, flash the screen, or use some other technique.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("MozSocial.getWorker()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Returns a reference to the service worker; once content has this reference, it can call <code>worker.port.postMessage()</code> method to communicate with the service.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("MozSocial.openChatWindow()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Opens a chat window that is anchored to the bottom of the browser window. Each chat window is expected to be a singular chat, but functionality may vary by provider.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("MozSocial.openPanel()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Opens a flyout panel attached to the sidebar at a given vertical offset. This might be, for example, used to display the actual conversation corresponding to a notification in the sidebar.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("MozSocial.share()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Initiates a share action via the SocialAPI Share panel.  One argument is passed, an object containing "url", "title", "description", "source" and "image".</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="See_also" name="See_also">See also</h2>

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Social_API" title="Social_API">Social API</a></li>
</ul>