registerProtocolHandler

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This GitHub issue is for collecting web developer signals for registerProtocolHandler.

The navigator.registerProtocolHandler() method declares a site's ability to handle an address scheme (also known as a protocol). For example, an email site can register to open mailto: URLs or a VoIP site to open tel: URLs.

Browser support

• Chrome 13 (Aug 2, 2011)
• Chrome Android: not supported
• Edge 79 (Jan 15, 2020)
• Firefox 2 (Oct 24, 2006)
• Firefox for Android 4 (Mar 29, 2011)
• Safari: not supported
• Safari on iOS: not supported

Give us feedback

If you're pressed for time, but you want this feature to be available in all browsers, please give this issue a thumbs up 👍 reaction.

However, a much better guide for us is to know how you'd use this feature, and what you're having to do in the meantime. This helps us judge the priority versus other features.

Copy the template below in a comment, and add the details that matter to you.

## What I want to do with this feature

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## What I'm having to do in the meantime

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Are you having to use another feature instead, a polyfill, or is it blocking you completely?
Why are the alternatives worse than using this feature?
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Learn more

You can learn more about this feature here:

• web features explorer
• webstatus.dev
• Specification