Storage.length

The length read-only property of the Storage interface returns the number of data items stored in a given Storage object.

Syntax

length = storage.length;

Return value

The number of items stored in the Storage object.

Example

The following function adds three data items to the local storage for the current domain, then returns the number of items in the storage:

function populateStorage() {
  localStorage.setItem('bgcolor', 'yellow');
  localStorage.setItem('font', 'Helvetica');
  localStorage.setItem('image', 'cats.png');

  return localStorage.length; // Should return 3
}

Note: For a real world example, see our Web Storage Demo.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
length
4
12
3.5
8
10.5
4
≤37
18
6
11
3.2
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Storage/length