This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2020.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The code read-only property of the GeolocationPositionError interface is an unsigned short representing the error code.
The following values are possible:
| Value | Associated constant | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | PERMISSION_DENIED | The acquisition of the geolocation information failed because the page didn't have the permission to do it. |
2 | POSITION_UNAVAILABLE | The acquisition of the geolocation failed because one or several internal sources of position returned an internal error. |
3 | TIMEOUT | Geolocation information was not obtained in the allowed time. |
| Specification |
|---|
| Geolocation> # code-attribute> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
code |
5 | 12 | 3.5 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GeolocationPositionError/code