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.
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers, except for Shared Web Workers.
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 HID devices that the user has previously been granted access to in response to a requestDevice() call.
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 | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
HID |
89 | 89 | No | 75 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
connect_event |
89 | 89 | No | 75 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
disconnect_event |
89 | 89 | No | 75 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
getDevices |
89 | 89 | No | 75 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
requestDevice |
89 | 89 | No | 75 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
worker_support |
131Dedicated workers and WebExtension service workers, not shared workers and non-WebExtension service workers.117–131WebExtension service workers only. |
131Dedicated workers and WebExtension service workers, not shared workers and non-WebExtension service workers.117–131WebExtension service workers only. |
No |
116Dedicated workers and WebExtension service workers, not shared workers and non-WebExtension service workers.103–116WebExtension service workers only. |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
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