Federated credentialsLimited availability
The FederatedCredential API represents the details required to authenticate a user using a third-party identity provider. Not to be confused with federated credential management (FedCM).
Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–50Not supported
51+Supportedsince May 25, 2016
Current: 155Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18–50Not supported
51+Supportedsince Jun 8, 2016
Current: 155Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari iOS
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27How to use
Not supported in Firefox, Safari, Firefox Android, Safari iOS. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: FederatedCredential.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("FederatedCredential" in globalThis) {
// FederatedCredential is available
} else {
// load a polyfill or use a fallback
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (4). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FederatedCredential | 51 | 79 | ✕ | ✕ | 51 | ✕ | ✕ |
| FederatedCredential.FederatedCredential | 51 | 79 | ✕ | ✕ | 51 | ✕ | ✕ |
| FederatedCredential.protocol | 51 | 79 | ✕ | ✕ | 51 | ✕ | ✕ |
| FederatedCredential.provider | 51 | 79 | ✕ | ✕ | 51 | ✕ | ✕ |