@capacitor/browser
TypeScript icon, indicating that this package has built-in type declarations

6.0.3 • Public • Published

@capacitor/browser

The Browser API provides the ability to open an in-app browser and subscribe to browser events.

On iOS, this uses SFSafariViewController and is compliant with leading OAuth service in-app-browser requirements.

Install

npm install @capacitor/browser
npx cap sync

Android

Variables

This plugin will use the following project variables (defined in your app's variables.gradle file):

  • androidxBrowserVersion: version of androidx.browser:browser (default: 1.7.0)

Example

import { Browser } from '@capacitor/browser';

const openCapacitorSite = async () => {
  await Browser.open({ url: 'http://capacitorjs.com/' });
};

API

open(...)

open(options: OpenOptions) => Promise<void>

Open a page with the specified options.

Param Type
options OpenOptions

Since: 1.0.0


close()

close() => Promise<void>

Web & iOS only: Close an open browser window.

No-op on other platforms.

Since: 1.0.0


addListener('browserFinished', ...)

addListener(eventName: 'browserFinished', listenerFunc: () => void) => Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Android & iOS only: Listen for the browser finished event. It fires when the Browser is closed by the user.

Param Type
eventName 'browserFinished'
listenerFunc () => void

Returns: Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Since: 1.0.0


addListener('browserPageLoaded', ...)

addListener(eventName: 'browserPageLoaded', listenerFunc: () => void) => Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Android & iOS only: Listen for the page loaded event. It's only fired when the URL passed to open method finish loading. It is not invoked for any subsequent page loads.

Param Type
eventName 'browserPageLoaded'
listenerFunc () => void

Returns: Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Since: 1.0.0


removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => Promise<void>

Remove all native listeners for this plugin.

Since: 1.0.0


Interfaces

OpenOptions

Represents the options passed to open.

Prop Type Description Since
url string The URL to which the browser is opened. 1.0.0
windowName string Web only: Optional target for browser open. Follows the target property for window.open. Defaults to _blank. Ignored on other platforms. 1.0.0
toolbarColor string A hex color to which the toolbar color is set. 1.0.0
presentationStyle 'fullscreen' | 'popover' iOS only: The presentation style of the browser. Defaults to fullscreen. Ignored on other platforms. 1.0.0
width number iOS only: The width the browser when using presentationStyle 'popover' on iPads. Ignored on other platforms. 4.0.0
height number iOS only: The height the browser when using presentationStyle 'popover' on iPads. Ignored on other platforms. 4.0.0

PluginListenerHandle

Prop Type
remove () => Promise<void>

/@capacitor/browser/

    Package Sidebar

    Install

    npm i @capacitor/browser

    Weekly Downloads

    139,639

    Version

    6.0.3

    License

    MIT

    Unpacked Size

    52.9 kB

    Total Files

    29

    Last publish

    Collaborators

    • vmfo
    • dtarnawsky
    • mark-ionic
    • itschaced
    • it_mike_s
    • jpender
    • ionicjs
    • jcesarmobile