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Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
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.
This interface also inherits methods of its parent, EventTarget.
getDevices() Experimental
Returns a Promise that resolves with an array of connected HIDDevice objects.
requestDevice() Experimental
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.
connect Experimental
Fired when an HID device is connected.
disconnect Experimental
Fired when an HID device is disconnected.
| 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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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HID