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---
title: observeMutations
tags: browser,event,advanced
---
Returns a new MutationObserver and runs the provided callback for each mutation on the specified element.
Use a [`MutationObserver`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MutationObserver) to observe mutations on the given element.
Use `Array.prototype.forEach()` to run the callback for each mutation that is observed.
Omit the third argument, `options`, to use the default [options](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MutationObserver#MutationObserverInit) (all `true`).
```js
const observeMutations = (element, callback, options) => {
const observer = new MutationObserver(mutations => mutations.forEach(m => callback(m)));
observer.observe(
element,
Object.assign(
{
childList: true,
attributes: true,
attributeOldValue: true,
characterData: true,
characterDataOldValue: true,
subtree: true
},
options
)
);
return observer;
};
```
```js
const obs = observeMutations(document, console.log); // Logs all mutations that happen on the page
obs.disconnect(); // Disconnects the observer and stops logging mutations on the page
```