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http.headers.Range - document when it's supported for blob URLs

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Description

What type of issue is this?

Missing compatibility data

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

See https://github.com/mdn/content/issues/24625. This is supported in FF 118; it works in the latest versions of Chrome/Safari, but not sure since when.

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

No response

What did you expect to see?

A new subfeature about using it with blob:

Did you test this? If so, how?
const blob = new Blob(["Hello, world!"], { type: "text/plain" });
const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    Range: "bytes=7-11",
  },
})
  .then((response) => response.text())
  .then((text) => console.log(text)); // "world"
Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?

Implementation bugs linked in https://github.com/whatwg/fetch/pull/1520

Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Reference/Headers/Range

MDN metadata
MDN page report details
  • Query: http.headers.Range
  • Report started: 2025-09-10T19:25:55.630Z

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the MDN Range header page and the linked WHATWG Fetch pull request. Verify browser support for Range requests on blob URLs, then add the requested blob: subfeature to the compatibility data and confirm the browser version entries are accurate.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
documentation, web-dev
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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