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Local Notifications

The Local Notification API provides a way to schedule “local” notifications - notifications that are scheduled and delivered on the device as opposed to “push” notifications sent from a server.

Local Notifications are great for reminding the user about a change in the app since they last visited, providing reminder features, and delivering offline information without the app being in the foreground.

schedule(...)
getPending()
registerActionTypes(...)
cancel(...)
areEnabled()
createChannel(...)
deleteChannel(...)
listChannels()
requestPermission()
addListener(...)
addListener(...)
removeAllListeners()
Interfaces

Example

import { Plugins } from '@capacitor/core';
const { LocalNotifications } = Plugins;

const notifs = await LocalNotifications.schedule({
  notifications: [
    {
      title: 'Title',
      body: 'Body',
      id: 1,
      schedule: { at: new Date(Date.now() + 1000 * 5) },
      sound: null,
      attachments: null,
      actionTypeId: '',
      extra: null,
    },
  ],
});
console.log('scheduled notifications', notifs);

Local Notifications configuration (Android only)

The local notification plugin allows the following configuration values to be added in capacitor.config.json for the Android platform:

smallIcon: It allows you to set the default icon for the local notification.
iconColor: It allows you to set the default color for the local notification icon.
sound: It allows you to set the default notification sound. On Android 26+ it sets the default channel sound and can’t be changed unless the app is uninstalled.

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

API

schedule(…)

schedule(options: { notifications: LocalNotification[]; }) => Promise<LocalNotificationScheduleResult>

Param	Type
`options`	`{ notifications: LocalNotification[]; }`

Returns: Promise<LocalNotificationScheduleResult>

getPending()

getPending() => Promise<LocalNotificationPendingList>

Returns: Promise<LocalNotificationPendingList>

registerActionTypes(…)

registerActionTypes(options: { types: LocalNotificationActionType[]; }) => Promise<void>

Param	Type
`options`	`{ types: LocalNotificationActionType[]; }`

cancel(…)

cancel(pending: LocalNotificationPendingList) => Promise<void>

Param	Type
`pending`	`LocalNotificationPendingList`

areEnabled()

areEnabled() => Promise<LocalNotificationEnabledResult>

Returns: Promise<LocalNotificationEnabledResult>

createChannel(…)

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

Param	Type
`channel`	`NotificationChannel`

deleteChannel(…)

deleteChannel(channel: NotificationChannel) => Promise<void>

Param	Type
`channel`	`NotificationChannel`

listChannels()

listChannels() => Promise<NotificationChannelList>

Returns: Promise<NotificationChannelList>

requestPermission()

requestPermission() => Promise<NotificationPermissionResponse>

Returns: Promise<NotificationPermissionResponse>

addListener(…)

addListener(eventName: 'localNotificationReceived', listenerFunc: (notification: LocalNotification) => void) => PluginListenerHandle

Param	Type
`eventName`	`"localNotificationReceived"`
`listenerFunc`	`(notification: LocalNotification) => void`

Returns: PluginListenerHandle

addListener(…)

addListener(eventName: 'localNotificationActionPerformed', listenerFunc: (notificationAction: LocalNotificationActionPerformed) => void) => PluginListenerHandle

Param	Type
`eventName`	`"localNotificationActionPerformed"`
`listenerFunc`	`(notificationAction: LocalNotificationActionPerformed) => void`

Returns: PluginListenerHandle

removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => void

Remove all native listeners for this plugin

Interfaces

LocalNotificationScheduleResult

LocalNotification

Prop	Type	Description
`title`	`string`
`body`	`string`
`id`	`number`
`schedule`	`LocalNotificationSchedule`
`sound`	`string`	Name of the audio file with extension. On iOS the file should be in the app bundle. On Android the file should be on res/raw folder. Doesn’t work on Android version 26+ (Android O and newer), for Recommended format is .wav because is supported by both platforms.
`smallIcon`	`string`	Android-only: set a custom statusbar icon. If set, it overrides default icon from capacitor.config.json
`iconColor`	`string`	Android only: set the color of the notification icon
`attachments`	`LocalNotificationAttachment[]`
`actionTypeId`	`string`
`extra`	`any`
`threadIdentifier`	`string`	iOS only: set the thread identifier for notification grouping
`summaryArgument`	`string`	iOS 12+ only: set the summary argument for notification grouping
`group`	`string`	Android only: set the group identifier for notification grouping, like threadIdentifier on iOS.
`groupSummary`	`boolean`	Android only: designate this notification as the summary for a group (should be used with the `group` property).
`channelId`	`string`	Android only: set the notification channel on which local notification will generate. If channel with the given name does not exist then the notification will not fire. If not provided, it will use the default channel.
`ongoing`	`boolean`	Android only: set the notification ongoing. If set to true the notification can’t be swiped away.
`autoCancel`	`boolean`	Android only: set the notification to be removed automatically when the user clicks on it

LocalNotificationSchedule

Prop	Type
`at`	`Date`
`repeats`	`boolean`
`every`	`"year" \| "month" \| "two-weeks" \| "week" \| "day" \| "hour" \| "minute" \| "second"`
`count`	`number`
`on`	`{ year?: number; month?: number; day?: number; hour?: number; minute?: number; }`

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) => number	Sets the seconds value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCSeconds	(sec: number, ms?: number) => number	Sets the seconds value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setMinutes	(min: number, sec?: number, ms?: number) => number	Sets the minutes value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCMinutes	(min: number, sec?: number, ms?: number) => number	Sets the minutes value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setHours	(hours: number, min?: number, sec?: number, ms?: number) => number	Sets the hour value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCHours	(hours: number, min?: number, sec?: number, ms?: number) => 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) => number	Sets the month value in the Date object using local time.
setUTCMonth	(month: number, date?: number) => number	Sets the month value in the Date object using Universal Coordinated Time (UTC).
setFullYear	(year: number, month?: number, date?: number) => number	Sets the year of the Date object using local time.
setUTCFullYear	(year: number, month?: number, date?: number) => 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.

LocalNotificationAttachment

Prop	Type
`id`	`string`
`url`	`string`
`options`	`LocalNotificationAttachmentOptions`

LocalNotificationAttachmentOptions

Prop	Type
`iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsTypeHintKey`	`string`
`iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailHiddenKey`	`string`
`iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailClippingRectKey`	`string`
`iosUNNotificationAttachmentOptionsThumbnailTimeKey`	`string`

LocalNotificationPendingList

Prop	Type
`notifications`	`LocalNotificationRequest[]`

LocalNotificationRequest

Prop	Type
`id`	`string`

LocalNotificationActionType

Prop	Type
`id`	`string`
`actions`	`LocalNotificationAction[]`
`iosHiddenPreviewsBodyPlaceholder`	`string`
`iosCustomDismissAction`	`boolean`
`iosAllowInCarPlay`	`boolean`
`iosHiddenPreviewsShowTitle`	`boolean`
`iosHiddenPreviewsShowSubtitle`	`boolean`

LocalNotificationAction

Prop	Type
`id`	`string`
`title`	`string`
`requiresAuthentication`	`boolean`
`foreground`	`boolean`
`destructive`	`boolean`
`input`	`boolean`
`inputButtonTitle`	`string`
`inputPlaceholder`	`string`

LocalNotificationEnabledResult

Prop	Type	Description
`value`	`boolean`	Whether the device has Local Notifications enabled or not

NotificationChannel

Prop	Type
`id`	`string`
`name`	`string`
`description`	`string`
`sound`	`string`
`importance`	`1 \| 2 \| 5 \| 4 \| 3`
`visibility`	`0 \| 1 \| -1`
`lights`	`boolean`
`lightColor`	`string`
`vibration`	`boolean`

NotificationChannelList

Prop	Type
`channels`	`NotificationChannel[]`

NotificationPermissionResponse

Prop	Type
`granted`	`boolean`

PluginListenerHandle

Prop	Type
`remove`	`() => void`

LocalNotificationActionPerformed

Prop	Type
`actionId`	`string`
`inputValue`	`string`
`notification`	`LocalNotification`

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