Enables web applications to interact with human interface devices (HIDs) other than the standard supported devices (mice, keyboards, touchscreens, and gamepads). However, there are many other HID devices that are currently inaccessible to the web. This API allows web applications to request access to these devices, send and receive HID reports, and retrieve information about the report descriptor.

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Status in Chromium

Blink>HID


Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

  • Chrome for desktop release 89

Consensus & Standardization

After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.

  • No signal
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  • Negative
  • Strongly positive

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Search tags

webhid, hid,

Last updated on 2021-04-13