# Using the Page Visibility API

DevFeed: [Using the Page Visibility API](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-the-page-visibility-api-4121.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/using-the-page-visibility-api/>)

Author: brian-smith

Published: 2024-05-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [MDN Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mdn-blog.md>)

Topics: [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [analytics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/analytics.md>), [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [browser](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/browser.md>), [event](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/event.md>), [html](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/html.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

An overview of the Page Visibility API for detecting whether a web page is visible or hidden, responding to visibility changes, and considering uses such as analytics, resource management, and user experience.

## Source excerpt

This post takes a look at what page visibility is, how you can use the Page Visibility API in your applications, and describes pitfalls to avoid if you build features around this functionality.