History

The window.history API manipulates the browser session history, from navigations to state management, in the tab or frame that the current page is loaded in.

Baseline Status: Achieved Widely Available on Jan 29, 2018 (Cross-browser Newly Available since Jul 29, 2015).

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

5

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

4

Supported

Apple Safari

5

Supported

Microsoft Edge

12

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

18

Firefox Android

4

Safari iOS

4

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Can I Use (history) ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

api.History ↗ api.History.back ↗ api.History.forward ↗ api.History.go ↗ api.History.length ↗ api.History.pushState ↗ api.History.replaceState ↗ api.History.scrollRestoration ↗ api.History.state ↗ api.PopStateEvent ↗ api.PopStateEvent.PopStateEvent ↗ api.PopStateEvent.hasUAVisualTransition ↗ api.PopStateEvent.state ↗ api.Window.history ↗ api.Window.popstate_event ↗