The Navigation API is now Baseline Newly available, providing a better way to handle navigation in single-page applications.

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The Navigation API has reached Baseline Newly Available status across all major browsers as of early 2026, replacing the long-problematic History API for single-page applications. It provides a single centralized NavigateEvent that handles all navigation types—link clicks, form submissions, back/forward buttons, and programmatic navigation—eliminating the fragile multi-step setup previously required. Key features include automatic URL updates, built-in accessibility handling (focus management), manual scroll timing control via event.scroll(), and seamless integration with the View Transitions API for app-like animations. Code examples demonstrate how the new API simplifies client-side routing compared to the old window.history approach.

Navigation API - a better way to navigate, is now Baseline Newly Available