@capacitor/local-notifications

The Local Notifications API provides a way to schedule device notifications locally (i.e. without a server sending push notifications).

Install

npm install @capacitor/local-notifications
npx cap sync

Android

Android 13 requires a permission check in order to send notifications. You are required to call checkPermissions() and requestPermissions() accordingly.

On Android 12 and older it won't show a prompt and will just return as granted.

Starting on Android 12, scheduled notifications won't be exact unless this permission is added to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM" />

Note that even if the permission is present, users can still disable exact notifications from the app settings. Use checkExactNotificationSetting() to check the the value of the setting. If a user disables this setting, the app will restart and any notification scheduled with an exact alarm will be deleted. If your application depends on exact alarms, be sure to check this setting on app launch (for example, in App.appStateChange) in order to provide fallbacks or alternative behavior.

On Android 14, there is a new permission called USE_EXACT_ALARM. Use this permission to use exact alarms without needing to request permission from the user. This should only be used if the use of exact alarms is central to your app's functionality. Read more about the implications of using this permission here.

Configuration

On Android, the Local Notifications can be configured with the following options:

Prop	Type	Description	Since
smallIcon	string	Set the default status bar icon for notifications. Icons should be placed in your app's res/drawable folder. The value for this option should be the drawable resource ID, which is the filename without an extension. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
iconColor	string	Set the default color of status bar icons for notifications. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
sound	string	Set the default notification sound for notifications. On Android 26+ it sets the default channel sound and can't be changed unless the app is uninstalled. If the audio file is not found, it will result in the default system sound being played on Android 21-25 and no sound on Android 26+. Only available for Android.	1.0.0

Examples

In capacitor.config.json:

{
  "plugins": {
    "LocalNotifications": {
      "smallIcon": "ic_stat_icon_config_sample",
      "iconColor": "#488AFF",
      "sound": "beep.wav"
    }
  }
}

In capacitor.config.ts:

/// <reference types="@capacitor/local-notifications" />

import { CapacitorConfig } from '@capacitor/cli';

const config: CapacitorConfig = {
  plugins: {
    LocalNotifications: {
      smallIcon: "ic_stat_icon_config_sample",
      iconColor: "#488AFF",
      sound: "beep.wav",
    },
  },
};

export default config;

Doze

If the device has entered Doze mode, your application may have restricted capabilities. If you need your notification to fire even during Doze, schedule your notification by using allowWhileIdle: true. Make use of allowWhileIdle judiciously, as these notifications can only fire once per 9 minutes, per app.

API

• schedule(...)
• getPending()
• registerActionTypes(...)
• cancel(...)
• areEnabled()
• getDeliveredNotifications()
• removeDeliveredNotifications(...)
• removeAllDeliveredNotifications()
• createChannel(...)
• deleteChannel(...)
• listChannels()
• checkPermissions()
• requestPermissions()
• changeExactNotificationSetting()
• checkExactNotificationSetting()
• addListener('localNotificationReceived', ...)
• addListener('localNotificationActionPerformed', ...)
• removeAllListeners()
• Interfaces
• Type Aliases
• Enums

schedule(...)

schedule(options: ScheduleOptions) => Promise<ScheduleResult>

Schedule one or more local notifications.

Param	Type
options	ScheduleOptions

Returns: Promise<ScheduleResult>

Since: 1.0.0

---

getPending()

getPending() => Promise<PendingResult>

Get a list of pending notifications.

Returns: Promise<PendingResult>

Since: 1.0.0

---

registerActionTypes(...)

registerActionTypes(options: RegisterActionTypesOptions) => Promise<void>

Register actions to take when notifications are displayed.

Only available for iOS and Android.

Param	Type
options	RegisterActionTypesOptions

Since: 1.0.0

---

cancel(...)

cancel(options: CancelOptions) => Promise<void>

Cancel pending notifications.

Param	Type
options	CancelOptions

Since: 1.0.0

---

areEnabled()

areEnabled() => Promise<EnabledResult>

Check if notifications are enabled or not.

Returns: Promise<EnabledResult>

Since: 1.0.0

---

getDeliveredNotifications()

getDeliveredNotifications() => Promise<DeliveredNotifications>

Get a list of notifications that are visible on the notifications screen.

Returns: Promise<DeliveredNotifications>

Since: 4.0.0

---

removeDeliveredNotifications(...)

removeDeliveredNotifications(delivered: DeliveredNotifications) => Promise<void>

Remove the specified notifications from the notifications screen.

Param	Type
delivered	DeliveredNotifications

Since: 4.0.0

---

removeAllDeliveredNotifications()

removeAllDeliveredNotifications() => Promise<void>

Remove all the notifications from the notifications screen.

Since: 4.0.0

---

createChannel(...)

createChannel(channel: Channel) => Promise<void>

Create a notification channel.

Only available for Android.

Param	Type
channel	Channel

Since: 1.0.0

---

deleteChannel(...)

deleteChannel(args: { id: string; }) => Promise<void>

Delete a notification channel.

Only available for Android.

Param	Type
args	{ id: string; }

Since: 1.0.0

---

listChannels()

listChannels() => Promise<ListChannelsResult>

Get a list of notification channels.

Only available for Android.

Returns: Promise<ListChannelsResult>

Since: 1.0.0

---

checkPermissions()

checkPermissions() => Promise<PermissionStatus>

Check permission to display local notifications.

Returns: Promise<PermissionStatus>

Since: 1.0.0

---

requestPermissions()

requestPermissions() => Promise<PermissionStatus>

Request permission to display local notifications.

Returns: Promise<PermissionStatus>

Since: 1.0.0

---

changeExactNotificationSetting()

changeExactNotificationSetting() => Promise<SettingsPermissionStatus>

Direct user to the application settings screen to configure exact alarms.

In the event that a user changes the settings from granted to denied, the application will restart and any notification scheduled with an exact alarm will be deleted.

On Android < 12, the user will NOT be directed to the application settings screen, instead this function will return granted.

Only available on Android.

Returns: Promise<SettingsPermissionStatus>

Since: 6.0.0

---

checkExactNotificationSetting()

checkExactNotificationSetting() => Promise<SettingsPermissionStatus>

Check application setting for using exact alarms.

Only available on Android.

Returns: Promise<SettingsPermissionStatus>

Since: 6.0.0

---

addListener('localNotificationReceived', ...)

addListener(eventName: 'localNotificationReceived', listenerFunc: (notification: LocalNotificationSchema) => void) => Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Listen for when notifications are displayed.

Param	Type
eventName	'localNotificationReceived'
listenerFunc	(notification: LocalNotificationSchema) => void

Returns: Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Since: 1.0.0

---

addListener('localNotificationActionPerformed', ...)

addListener(eventName: 'localNotificationActionPerformed', listenerFunc: (notificationAction: ActionPerformed) => void) => Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Listen for when an action is performed on a notification.

Param	Type
eventName	'localNotificationActionPerformed'
listenerFunc	(notificationAction: ActionPerformed) => void

Returns: Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Since: 1.0.0

---

removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => Promise<void>

Remove all listeners for this plugin.

Since: 1.0.0

---

Interfaces

ScheduleResult

Prop	Type	Description	Since
notifications	LocalNotificationDescriptor[]	The list of scheduled notifications.	1.0.0

LocalNotificationDescriptor

The object that describes a local notification.

Prop	Type	Description	Since
id	number	The notification identifier.	1.0.0

ScheduleOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
notifications	LocalNotificationSchema[]	The list of notifications to schedule.	1.0.0

LocalNotificationSchema

Prop	Type	Description	Since
title	string	The title of the notification.	1.0.0
body	string	The body of the notification, shown below the title.	1.0.0
largeBody	string	Sets a multiline text block for display in a big text notification style.	1.0.0
summaryText	string	Used to set the summary text detail in inbox and big text notification styles. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
id	number	The notification identifier. On Android it's a 32-bit int. So the value should be between -2147483648 and 2147483647 inclusive.	1.0.0
schedule	Schedule	Schedule this notification for a later time.	1.0.0
sound	string	Name of the audio file to play when this notification is displayed. Include the file extension with the filename. On iOS, the file should be in the app bundle. On Android, the file should be in res/raw folder. Recommended format is .wav because is supported by both iOS and Android. Only available for iOS and Android < 26. For Android 26+ use channelId of a channel configured with the desired sound. If the sound file is not found, (i.e. empty string or wrong name) the default system notification sound will be used. If not provided, it will produce the default sound on Android and no sound on iOS.	1.0.0
smallIcon	string	Set a custom status bar icon. If set, this overrides the smallIcon option from Capacitor configuration. Icons should be placed in your app's res/drawable folder. The value for this option should be the drawable resource ID, which is the filename without an extension. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
largeIcon	string	Set a large icon for notifications. Icons should be placed in your app's res/drawable folder. The value for this option should be the drawable resource ID, which is the filename without an extension. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
iconColor	string	Set the color of the notification icon. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
attachments	Attachment[]	Set attachments for this notification.	1.0.0
actionTypeId	string	Associate an action type with this notification.	1.0.0
extra	any	Set extra data to store within this notification.	1.0.0
threadIdentifier	string	Used to group multiple notifications. Sets threadIdentifier on the UNMutableNotificationContent. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
summaryArgument	string	The string this notification adds to the category's summary format string. Sets summaryArgument on the UNMutableNotificationContent. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
group	string	Used to group multiple notifications. Calls setGroup() on NotificationCompat.Builder with the provided value. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
groupSummary	boolean	If true, this notification becomes the summary for a group of notifications. Calls setGroupSummary() on NotificationCompat.Builder with the provided value. Only available for Android when using group.	1.0.0
channelId	string	Specifies the channel the notification should be delivered on. If channel with the given name does not exist then the notification will not fire. If not provided, it will use the default channel. Calls setChannelId() on NotificationCompat.Builder with the provided value. Only available for Android 26+.	1.0.0
ongoing	boolean	If true, the notification can't be swiped away. Calls setOngoing() on NotificationCompat.Builder with the provided value. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
autoCancel	boolean	If true, the notification is canceled when the user clicks on it. Calls setAutoCancel() on NotificationCompat.Builder with the provided value. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
inboxList	string[]	Sets a list of strings for display in an inbox style notification. Up to 5 strings are allowed. Only available for Android.	1.0.0
silent	boolean	If true, notification will not appear while app is in the foreground. Only available for iOS.	5.0.0

Schedule

Represents a schedule for a notification.

Use either at, on, or every to schedule notifications.

Prop	Type	Description	Since
at	Date	Schedule a notification at a specific date and time.	1.0.0
repeats	boolean	Repeat delivery of this notification at the date and time specified by at. Only available for iOS and Android.	1.0.0
allowWhileIdle	boolean	Allow this notification to fire while in Doze Only available for Android 23+. Note that these notifications can only fire once per 9 minutes, per app.	1.0.0
on	ScheduleOn	Schedule a notification on particular interval(s). This is similar to scheduling cron jobs. Only available for iOS and Android.	1.0.0
every	ScheduleEvery	Schedule a notification on a particular interval.	1.0.0
count	number	Limit the number times a notification is delivered by the interval specified by every.	1.0.0

Date

Enables basic storage and retrieval of dates and times.

Method	Signature	Description
toString	() => string	Returns a string representation of a date. The format of the string depends on the locale.
toDateString	() => string	Returns a date as a string value.
toTimeString	() => string	Returns a time as a string value.
toLocaleString	() => string	Returns a value as a string value appropriate to the host environment's current locale.
toLocaleDateString	() => string	Returns a date as a string value appropriate to the host environment's current locale.
toLocaleTimeString	() => string	Returns a time as a string value appropriate to the host environment's current locale.
valueOf	() => number	Returns the stored time value in milliseconds since midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
getTime	() => number	Gets the time value in milliseconds.
getFullYear	() => number	Gets the year, using local time.
getUTCFullYear	() => number	Gets the year using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getMonth	() => number	Gets the month, using local time.
getUTCMonth	() => number	Gets the month of a Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getDate	() => number	Gets the day-of-the-month, using local time.
getUTCDate	() => number	Gets the day-of-the-month, using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getDay	() => number	Gets the day of the week, using local time.
getUTCDay	() => number	Gets the day of the week using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getHours	() => number	Gets the hours in a date, using local time.
getUTCHours	() => number	Gets the hours value in a Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getMinutes	() => number	Gets the minutes of a Date object, using local time.
getUTCMinutes	() => number	Gets the minutes of a Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getSeconds	() => number	Gets the seconds of a Date object, using local time.
getUTCSeconds	() => number	Gets the seconds of a Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getMilliseconds	() => number	Gets the milliseconds of a Date, using local time.
getUTCMilliseconds	() => number	Gets the milliseconds of a Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
getTimezoneOffset	() => number	Gets the difference in minutes between the time on the local computer and Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setTime	(time: number) => number	Sets the date and time value in the Date object.
setMilliseconds	(ms: number) => number	Sets the milliseconds value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCMilliseconds	(ms: number) => number	Sets the milliseconds value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setSeconds	(sec: number, ms?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the seconds value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCSeconds	(sec: number, ms?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the seconds value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setMinutes	(min: number, sec?: number | undefined, ms?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the minutes value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCMinutes	(min: number, sec?: number | undefined, ms?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the minutes value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setHours	(hours: number, min?: number | undefined, sec?: number | undefined, ms?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the hour value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCHours	(hours: number, min?: number | undefined, sec?: number | undefined, ms?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the hours value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setDate	(date: number) => number	Sets the numeric day-of-the-month value of the Date object using local time.
setUTCDate	(date: number) => number	Sets the numeric day of the month in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setMonth	(month: number, date?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the month value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCMonth	(month: number, date?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the month value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setFullYear	(year: number, month?: number | undefined, date?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the year of the Date object using local time.
setUTCFullYear	(year: number, month?: number | undefined, date?: number | undefined) => number	Sets the year value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
toUTCString	() => string	Returns a date converted to a string using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
toISOString	() => string	Returns a date as a string value in ISO format.
toJSON	(key?: any) => string	Used by the JSON.stringify method to enable the transformation of an object's data for JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) serialization.

ScheduleOn

Prop	Type
year	number
month	number
day	number
weekday	Weekday
hour	number
minute	number
second	number

Attachment

Represents a notification attachment.

Prop	Type	Description	Since
id	string	The attachment identifier.	1.0.0
url	string	The URL to the attachment. Use the res scheme to reference web assets, e.g. res:///assets/img/icon.png. Also accepts file URLs.	1.0.0
options	AttachmentOptions	Attachment options.	1.0.0

AttachmentOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsTypeHintKey	string	Sets the UNNotificationAttachmentOptionsTypeHintKey key in the hashable options of UNNotificationAttachment. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailHiddenKey	string	Sets the UNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailHiddenKey key in the hashable options of UNNotificationAttachment. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailClippingRectKey	string	Sets the UNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailClippingRectKey key in the hashable options of UNNotificationAttachment. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailTimeKey	string	Sets the UNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailTimeKey key in the hashable options of UNNotificationAttachment. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0

PendingResult

Prop	Type	Description	Since
notifications	PendingLocalNotificationSchema[]	The list of pending notifications.	1.0.0

PendingLocalNotificationSchema

Prop	Type	Description	Since
title	string	The title of the notification.	1.0.0
body	string	The body of the notification, shown below the title.	1.0.0
id	number	The notification identifier.	1.0.0
schedule	Schedule	Schedule this notification for a later time.	1.0.0
extra	any	Set extra data to store within this notification.	1.0.0

RegisterActionTypesOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
types	ActionType[]	The list of action types to register.	1.0.0

ActionType

A collection of actions.

Prop	Type	Description	Since
id	string	The ID of the action type. Referenced in notifications by the actionTypeId key.	1.0.0
actions	Action[]	The list of actions associated with this action type.	1.0.0
iosHiddenPreviewsBodyPlaceholder	string	Sets hiddenPreviewsBodyPlaceholder of the UNNotificationCategory. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
iosCustomDismissAction	boolean	Sets customDismissAction in the options of the UNNotificationCategory. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
iosAllowInCarPlay	boolean	Sets allowInCarPlay in the options of the UNNotificationCategory. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
iosHiddenPreviewsShowTitle	boolean	Sets hiddenPreviewsShowTitle in the options of the UNNotificationCategory. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
iosHiddenPreviewsShowSubtitle	boolean	Sets hiddenPreviewsShowSubtitle in the options of the UNNotificationCategory. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0

Action

An action that can be taken when a notification is displayed.

Prop	Type	Description	Since
id	string	The action identifier. Referenced in the 'actionPerformed' event as actionId.	1.0.0
title	string	The title text to display for this action.	1.0.0
requiresAuthentication	boolean	Sets authenticationRequired in the options of the UNNotificationAction. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
foreground	boolean	Sets foreground in the options of the UNNotificationAction. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
destructive	boolean	Sets destructive in the options of the UNNotificationAction. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
input	boolean	Use a UNTextInputNotificationAction instead of a UNNotificationAction. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
inputButtonTitle	string	Sets textInputButtonTitle on the UNTextInputNotificationAction. Only available for iOS when input is true.	1.0.0
inputPlaceholder	string	Sets textInputPlaceholder on the UNTextInputNotificationAction. Only available for iOS when input is true.	1.0.0

CancelOptions

Prop	Type	Description	Since
notifications	LocalNotificationDescriptor[]	The list of notifications to cancel.	1.0.0

EnabledResult

Prop	Type	Description	Since
value	boolean	Whether or not the device has local notifications enabled.	1.0.0

DeliveredNotifications

Prop	Type	Description	Since
notifications	DeliveredNotificationSchema[]	List of notifications that are visible on the notifications screen.	1.0.0

DeliveredNotificationSchema

Prop	Type	Description	Since
id	number	The notification identifier.	4.0.0
tag	string	The notification tag. Only available on Android.	4.0.0
title	string	The title of the notification.	4.0.0
body	string	The body of the notification, shown below the title.	4.0.0
group	string	The configured group of the notification. Only available for Android.	4.0.0
groupSummary	boolean	If this notification is the summary for a group of notifications. Only available for Android.	4.0.0
data	any	Any additional data that was included in the notification payload. Only available for Android.	4.0.0
extra	any	Extra data to store within this notification. Only available for iOS.	4.0.0
attachments	Attachment[]	The attachments for this notification. Only available for iOS.	1.0.0
actionTypeId	string	Action type ssociated with this notification. Only available for iOS.	4.0.0
schedule	Schedule	Schedule used to fire this notification. Only available for iOS.	4.0.0
sound	string	Sound that was used when the notification was displayed. Only available for iOS.	4.0.0

Channel

Prop	Type	Description	Default	Since
id	string	The channel identifier.		1.0.0
name	string	The human-friendly name of this channel (presented to the user).		1.0.0
description	string	The description of this channel (presented to the user).		1.0.0
sound	string	The sound that should be played for notifications posted to this channel. Notification channels with an importance of at least 3 should have a sound. The file name of a sound file should be specified relative to the android app res/raw directory. If the sound is not provided, or the sound file is not found no sound will be used.		1.0.0
importance	Importance	The level of interruption for notifications posted to this channel.	3	1.0.0
visibility	Visibility	The visibility of notifications posted to this channel. This setting is for whether notifications posted to this channel appear on the lockscreen or not, and if so, whether they appear in a redacted form.		1.0.0
lights	boolean	Whether notifications posted to this channel should display notification lights, on devices that support it.		1.0.0
lightColor	string	The light color for notifications posted to this channel. Only supported if lights are enabled on this channel and the device supports it. Supported color formats are #RRGGBB and #RRGGBBAA.		1.0.0
vibration	boolean	Whether notifications posted to this channel should vibrate.		1.0.0

ListChannelsResult

Prop	Type	Description	Since
channels	Channel[]	The list of notification channels.	1.0.0

PermissionStatus

Prop	Type	Description	Since
display	PermissionState	Permission state of displaying notifications.	1.0.0

SettingsPermissionStatus

Prop	Type	Description	Since
exact_alarm	PermissionState	Permission state of using exact alarms.	6.0.0

PluginListenerHandle

Prop	Type
remove	() => Promise<void>

ActionPerformed

Prop	Type	Description	Since
actionId	string	The identifier of the performed action.	1.0.0
inputValue	string	The value entered by the user on the notification. Only available on iOS for notifications with input set to true.	1.0.0
notification	LocalNotificationSchema	The original notification schema.	1.0.0

Type Aliases

ScheduleEvery

'year' | 'month' | 'two-weeks' | 'week' | 'day' | 'hour' | 'minute' | 'second'

Importance

The importance level. For more details, see the Android Developer Docs

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Visibility

The notification visibility. For more details, see the Android Developer Docs

-1 | 0 | 1

PermissionState

'prompt' | 'prompt-with-rationale' | 'granted' | 'denied'

Enums

Weekday

Members	Value
Sunday	1
Monday	2
Tuesday	3
Wednesday	4
Thursday	5
Friday	6
Saturday	7