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This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.
The unregister method of the ServiceWorkerRegistration interface unregisters the service worker registration and returns a Promise. The promise will resolve to false if no registration was found, otherwise it resolves to true irrespective of whether unregistration happened or not (it may not unregister if someone else just called ServiceWorkerContainer.register with the same scope.) The service worker will finish any ongoing operations before it is unregistered.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
ServiceWorkerRegistration.unregister().then(function(boolean) {
});
Parameters
None.
Returns
Promise resolves with a boolean indicating whether the service worker has unregistered or not.
Example
The following simple example registers a service worker example, but then immediately unregisters it again:
if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) {
navigator.serviceWorker.register('/sw-test/sw.js', {scope: 'sw-test'}).then(function(registration) {
// registration worked
console.log('Registration succeeded.');
registration.unregister().then(function(boolean) {
// if boolean = true, unregister is successful
});
}).catch(function(error) {
// registration failed
console.log('Registration failed with ' + error);
});
};
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Service Workers The definition of 'ServiceWorkerRegistration.unregister()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 40.0 | 44.0 (44.0)[1] | No support | ? | No support |
| Available in web workers | (Yes) | 44.0 (44.0)[1] | No support | ? | No support |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | No support | No support | 44.0 (44.0) | (Yes) | No support | ? | No support | 40.0 |
| Available in web workers | No support | No support | (Yes) | ? | No support | ? | No support | (Yes) |
[1] Service workers (and Push) have been disabled in the Firefox 45 Extended Support Release (ESR.)