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GPUDeviceLostInfo

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

The GPUDeviceLostInfo interface of the WebGPU API represents the object returned when the GPUDevice.lost Promise resolves. This provides information as to why a device has been lost.

See the GPUDevice.lost page for more information about "lost" state.

Instance properties

message Read only

A string providing a human-readable message that explains why the device was lost.

reason Read only

An enumerated value that defines the reason the device was lost in a machine-readable way.

Examples

async function init() {
  if (!navigator.gpu) {
    throw Error("WebGPU not supported.");
  }
  const adapter = await navigator.gpu.requestAdapter();
  if (!adapter) {
    throw Error("Couldn't request WebGPU adapter.");
  }

  // Create a GPUDevice
  let device = await adapter.requestDevice(descriptor);

  // Use lost to handle lost devices
  device.lost.then((info) => {
    console.error(`WebGPU device was lost: ${info.message}`);
    device = null;
    if (info.reason !== "destroyed") {
      init();
    }
  });
  // …
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Opera Safari Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet WebView Android WebView on iOS
GPUDeviceLostInfo
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
141Currently supported on Windows only, in all contexts except for service workers.
99Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
26 121 No 81 26 25.0 121 26
message
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
141Currently supported on Windows only, in all contexts except for service workers.
99Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
26 121 No 81 26 25.0 121 26
reason
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
113Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
141Currently supported on Windows only, in all contexts except for service workers.
99Currently supported on ChromeOS, macOS, and Windows only.
26 121 No 81 26 25.0 121 26

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/GPUDeviceLostInfo