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Animation.id

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Animation.id property of the Web Animations API returns or sets a string used to identify the animation.

var animationsId = Animation.id;

Animation.id = newIdString;

A DOMString which can be used to identify the animation, or null if the animation has no id.

In the Follow the White Rabbit example, you can assign the rabbitDownAnimation an id like so:

rabbitDownAnimation.effect.id = "rabbitGo";

Specification	Status	Comment
Web Animations The definition of 'Animation.id' in that specification.	Working Draft	Editor's draft.

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	50	?	48 48 46 — 48 Disabled Disabled From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	No	37	No

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	50	50	?	48 48 46 — 48 Disabled Disabled From version 46 until version 48 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.animations-api.core.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	37	No	5.0