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Push API: Payloads

Category

Network / Connectivity

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 50)

Intent stage

None

Summary

The ability to include payloads with messages send using the Push API. Message payloads must be encrypted.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://w3c.github.io/push-api/#pushmessagedata-interface
• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: Positive
• Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/486040

Docs: https://w3c.github.io/push-api/#pushmessagedata-interface https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-webpush-encryption

Samples: https://github.com/googlechrome/push-encryption-node

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