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title: "showToaster()"
slug: "showtoaster"
updated: 2025-02-17T19:42:18Z
published: 2025-02-17T19:42:18Z
canonical: "docs.developer.comcast.com/showtoaster"
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# showToaster()

## showToaster()

Displays a notification (or "toaster") in the upper right quadrant of the TV screen. The method accepts a `messageIdentifier` that is predefined by Comcast. The identifier is used to look up the actual message text that will be displayed on the notification.

#### Signature:

`$badger.showToaster(messageIdentifier)`

#### Parameters:

| parameter | description | data type | required? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| messageIdentifier | An identifier to a message that is predefined by Comcast. For mandatory integration, the parameter is `ExitMessage.PressExit` | String | Yes |

#### Return Values:

None.

#### Usage Example:

When an X1 App calls the method below a notification with the message *"Press EXIT or MENU close this app"* will be shown to a user and auto timeout after 10s. For Smart TV Device, the notification will read *"Press HOME to close this app".*

```
$badger.showToaster('ExitMessage.PressExit');
```

#### Mandatory integration:

When a customer launches content from a [deep link](/docs/deep-linking), `$badger.showToaster('ExitMessage.PressExit');` must be called on the **first playback in an app session** when:

- the credits start;
- the notification that another asset is about to autoplay appears;
- or the video asset is 15 seconds from completion.

This does not apply to explicit app launches, only to content launches. Do not call `showToaster` on subsequent playback within the same app session (example: the user autoplays the next content item after the first completes).