clearlocalstorage.md

title
clearLocalStorage

Clear data in localStorage for current domain and subdomain.

{% note warning %} Cypress automatically runs this command before each test to prevent state from being shared across tests. You shouldn't need to use this command unless you're using it to clear localStorage inside a single test. {% endnote %}

Syntax

cy.clearLocalStorage()
cy.clearLocalStorage(key)
cy.clearLocalStorage(options)
cy.clearLocalStorage(keys, options)

Usage

{% fa fa-check-circle green %} Correct Usage

cy.clearLocalStorage()  // clear all local storage

Arguments

{% fa fa-angle-right %} keys (String, RegExp)

Specify key to be cleared in localStorage.

{% fa fa-angle-right %} options (Object)

Pass in an options object to change the default behavior of cy.clearLocalStorage().

Option	Default	Description
log	true	{% usage_options log %}

Yields {% helper_icon yields %}

{% yields null cy.clearLocalStorage %}

Examples

No Args

Clear all localStorage

cy.clearLocalStorage()

Specific Key

Clear localStorage with the key 'appName'

cy.clearLocalStorage('appName')

Clear all localStorage matching /app-/ RegExp

cy.clearLocalStorage(/app-/)

Rules

Requirements {% helper_icon requirements %}

{% requirements parent cy.clearLocalStorage %}

Assertions {% helper_icon assertions %}

{% assertions none cy.clearLocalStorage %}

Timeouts {% helper_icon timeout %}

{% timeouts none cy.clearLocalStorage %}

Command Log

cy.clearLocalStorage(/prop1|2/).then((ls) => {
  expect(ls.getItem('prop1')).to.be.null
  expect(ls.getItem('prop2')).to.be.null
  expect(ls.getItem('prop3')).to.eq('magenta')
})

The commands above will display in the Command Log as:

{% imgTag /img/api/clearlocalstorage/clear-ls-localstorage-in-command-log.png "Command log for clearLocalStorage" %}

When clicking on clearLocalStorage within the command log, the console outputs the following:

{% imgTag /img/api/clearlocalstorage/local-storage-object-shown-in-console.png "console.log for clearLocalStorage" %}

See also

• {% url cy.clearCookies() clearcookies %}