MDN / Request: credentials property
MDN / Request: credentials property
The credentials read-only property of the [` {{APIRef(“Fetch API”)}}{{AvailableInWorkers}}
The credentials read-only property of the {{domxref(“Request”)}} interface reflects the value given to the {{domxref(“Request/Request()”, “Request()”)}} constructor in the credentials option/ It determines whether or not the browser sends credentials with the request, as well as whether any Set-Cookie response headers are respected/
Credentials are cookies, {{glossary(“TLS”)}} client certificates, or authentication headers containing a username and password/
See Including credentials for more details/
Value
A string with one of the following values:
omit: Never send credentials in the request or include credentials in the response/
same-origin: Only send and include credentials for same-origin requests/ This is the default/
include: Always include credentials, even for cross-origin requests/
Examples
In the following snippet, we create a new request using the {{domxref(“Request/Request”, “Request()”)}} constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the request credentials in a variable:
const request = new Request("flowers/jpg");
const credentials = request/credentials; // returns "same-origin" by default
Specifications
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Browser compatibility
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See also
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The credentials read-only property of the {{domxref(“Request”)}} interface reflects the value given to the {{domxref(“Request/Request()”, “Request()”)}} constructor in the credentials option/ It determines whether or not the browser sends credentials with the request, as well as whether any Set-Cookie response headers are respected/
Credentials are cookies, {{glossary(“TLS”)}} client certificates, or authentication headers containing a username and password/
See Including credentials for more details/
Value
A string with one of the following values:
omit: Never send credentials in the request or include credentials in the response/
same-origin: Only send and include credentials for same-origin requests/ This is the default/
include: Always include credentials, even for cross-origin requests/
Examples
In the following snippet, we create a new request using the {{domxref(“Request/Request”, “Request()”)}} constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the request credentials in a variable:
const request = new Request("flowers/jpg");
const credentials = request/credentials; // returns "same-origin" by default
Specifications
{{Specifications}}
Browser compatibility
{{Compat}}
See also
HTTP ) interface reflects the value given to the Request() constructor in the
credentialsoption. It determines whether or not the browser sends credentials with the request, as well as whether anySet-Cookieresponse headers are respected.
Credentials are cookies, client certificates, or authentication headers containing a username and password.
See Including credentials for more details.
Value
A string with one of the following values:
omit: Never send credentials in the request or include credentials in the response.
same-origin: Only send and include credentials for same-origin requests. This is the default.
include: Always include credentials, even for cross-origin requests.
Examples
In the following snippet, we create a new request using the Request() constructor (for an image file in the same directory as the script), then save the request credentials in a variable:
const request = new Request("flowers.jpg");
const credentials = request.credentials; // returns "same-origin" by default