HID: getDevices() method
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.
The getDevices()
method of the HID
interface gets a list of the connected HID devices that the user has previously been granted access to in response to a requestDevice()
call.
Syntax
js
getDevices()
Parameters
None.
Return value
Examples
The following example gets a list of devices and logs the device names to the console.
js
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
let devices = await navigator.hid.getDevices();
devices.forEach((device) => {
console.log(`HID: ${device.productName}`);
});
});
Specifications
Specification |
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WebHID API # dom-hid-getdevices |
Browser compatibility
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