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The HID interface provides methods for connecting to HID devices, listing attached HID devices and event handlers for connected HID devices.
This interface also inherits properties of its parent, EventTarget.
HID.onconnectFired when an HID device is connected.
HID.ondisconnectFired when an HID device is disconnected.
This interface also inherits methods of its parent, EventTarget.
getDevices()Returns a Promise that resolves with an array of connected HIDDevice objects.
requestDevice()Returns a Promise that resolves with an array of connected HIDDevice objects. Calling this function will trigger the user agent's permission flow in order to gain permission to access one selected device from the returned list of devices.
| Specification |
|---|
| WebHID API # dom-hid |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
HID |
89 |
89 |
No |
No |
75 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
connect_event |
89 |
89 |
No |
No |
75 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
disconnect_event |
89 |
89 |
No |
No |
75 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
getDevices |
89 |
89 |
No |
No |
75 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
requestDevice |
89 |
89 |
No |
No |
75 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
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