---
title: WindowClient
slug: Web/API/WindowClient
tags:
  - API
  - Client
  - Experimental
  - Interface
  - NeedsTranslation
  - Reference
  - Service Workers
  - ServiceWorker
  - TopicStub
  - WindowClient
translation_of: Web/API/WindowClient
---
<p>{{SeeCompatTable}}{{APIRef("Service Workers API")}}</p>

<p>The <code>WindowClient</code> interface of the <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker_API">ServiceWorker API</a> represents the scope of a service worker client that is a document in a browser context, controlled by an active worker. The service worker client independently selects and uses a service worker for its own loading and sub-resources.</p>

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

<p><em><code>WindowClient</code> inherits methods from its parent interface, {{domxref("Client")}}.</em></p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("WindowClient.focus()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Gives user input focus to the current client. </dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("WindowClient.navigate()")}}</dt>
 <dd>Loads a specified URL into a controlled client page.</dd>
</dl>

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

<p><em><code>WindowClient</code> inherits properties from its parent interface, {{domxref("Client")}}.</em></p>

<dl>
 <dt>{{domxref("WindowClient.focused")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>A boolean that indicates whether the current client has focus.</dd>
 <dt>{{domxref("WindowClient.visibilityState")}} {{readonlyInline}}</dt>
 <dd>Indicates the visibility of the current client. This value can be one of <code>hidden</code>, <code>visible</code>, <code>prerender</code>, or <code>unloaded</code>.</dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Example">Example</h2>

<pre class="brush: js">self.addEventListener('notificationclick', function(event) {
  console.log('On notification click: ', event.notification.tag);
  event.notification.close();

  // This looks to see if the current is already open and
  // focuses if it is
  event.waitUntil(clients.matchAll({
    type: "window"
  }).then(function(clientList) {
    for (var i = 0; i &lt; clientList.length; i++) {
      var client = clientList[i];
      if (client.url == '/' &amp;&amp; 'focus' in client)
        return client.focus();
    }
    if (clients.openWindow)
      return clients.openWindow('/');
  }));
});</pre>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

<table class="standard-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th scope="col">Specification</th>
   <th scope="col">Status</th>
   <th scope="col">Comment</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>{{SpecName('Service Workers', '#window-client-interface', 'WindowClient')}}</td>
   <td>{{Spec2('Service Workers')}}</td>
   <td>Initial definition</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<div>{{CompatibilityTable}}</div>

<div id="compat-desktop">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Chrome</th>
   <th>Firefox (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Internet Explorer</th>
   <th>Opera</th>
   <th>Safari (WebKit)</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatChrome(42.0)}}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatGeckoDesktop("44.0") }}<sup>[1]</sup></td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>navigate()</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatChrome(49.0)}}</td>
   <td> </td>
   <td> </td>
   <td> </td>
   <td> </td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<div id="compat-mobile">
<table class="compat-table">
 <tbody>
  <tr>
   <th>Feature</th>
   <th>Android</th>
   <th>Android Webview</th>
   <th>Firefox Mobile (Gecko)</th>
   <th>Firefox OS</th>
   <th>IE Mobile</th>
   <th>Opera Mobile</th>
   <th>Safari Mobile</th>
   <th>Chrome for Android</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td>Basic support</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatGeckoMobile("44.0") }}</td>
   <td>{{ CompatVersionUnknown }}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatUnknown}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatChrome(42.0)}}</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
   <td><code>navigate()</code></td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td>{{CompatNo}}</td>
   <td> </td>
   <td> </td>
   <td> </td>
   <td> </td>
   <td> </td>
   <td>{{CompatChrome(49.0)}}</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
</div>

<p>[1] Service workers (and <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/Push_API">Push</a>) have been disabled in the <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/">Firefox 45 and 52 Extended Support Releases</a> (ESR.)</p>

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

<ul>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorker_API/Using_Service_Workers">Using Service Workers</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://github.com/mdn/sw-test">Service workers basic code example</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://jakearchibald.github.io/isserviceworkerready/">Is ServiceWorker ready?</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise">Promises</a></li>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/Performance/Using_web_workers">Using web workers</a></li>
 <li><a href="/en-US/docs/Web/API/Channel_Messaging_API">Channel Messaging API</a></li>
</ul>