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  1. Web technology for developers
  2. Web APIs
  3. Credential
  4. Credential.type

Table of contents

  • Value
  • Examples
  • Specifications
  • Browser compatibility

Credential.type

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The type property of the Credential interface returns a DOMString containing the credential's type. Valid values are password, federated and public-key.

Value

A DOMString contains a credential's given name.

Examples

// TBD

Specifications

Specification
Credential Management Level 1
# dom-credential-type

Browser compatibility

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Last modified: Mar 30, 2022, by MDN contributors

Related Topics

  1. Credential Management API
  2. Credential
  3. Properties
    1. id
    2. type
  4. Related pages for Credential Management API
    1. CredentialsContainer
    2. FederatedCredential
    3. PasswordCredential
    4. PublicKeyCredential
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