MediaDeviceInfo
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2017.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The MediaDeviceInfo interface of the Media Capture and Streams API contains information that describes a single media input or output device.
The list of devices obtained by calling navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices() is an array of MediaDeviceInfo objects, one per media device.
Instance properties
MediaDeviceInfo.deviceIdRead only-
Returns a string that is an identifier for the represented device that is persisted across sessions. It is un-guessable by other applications and unique to the origin of the calling application. It is reset when the user clears cookies (for Private Browsing, a different identifier is used that is not persisted across sessions).
MediaDeviceInfo.groupIdRead only-
Returns a string that is a group identifier. Two devices have the same group identifier if they belong to the same physical device — for example a monitor with both a built-in camera and a microphone.
MediaDeviceInfo.kindRead only-
Returns an enumerated value that is either
"videoinput","audioinput"or"audiooutput". MediaDeviceInfo.labelRead only-
Returns a string describing this device (for example "External USB Webcam").
Note:
For security reasons, the label field is always blank unless an active media stream exists or the user has granted persistent permission for media device access. The set of device labels could otherwise be used as part of a fingerprinting mechanism to identify a user.
Instance methods
MediaDeviceInfo.toJSON()-
Returns a JSON representation of the
MediaDeviceInfoobject.
Example
Here's an example that uses enumerateDevices() to get a list of devices.
if (!navigator.mediaDevices || !navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices) {
console.log("enumerateDevices() not supported.");
} else {
// List cameras and microphones.
navigator.mediaDevices
.enumerateDevices()
.then((devices) => {
devices.forEach((device) => {
console.log(`${device.kind}: ${device.label} id = ${device.deviceId}`);
});
})
.catch((err) => {
console.log(`${err.name}: ${err.message}`);
});
}
This might produce:
videoinput: id = csO9c0YpAf274OuCPUA53CNE0YHlIr2yXCi+SqfBZZ8=
audioinput: id = RKxXByjnabbADGQNNZqLVLdmXlS0YkETYCIbg+XxnvM=
audioinput: id = r2/xw1xUPIyZunfV1lGrKOma5wTOvCkWfZ368XCndm0=
or if one or more media streams are active, or if persistent permissions have been granted:
videoinput: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in) id=csO9c0YpAf274OuCPUA53CNE0YHlIr2yXCi+SqfBZZ8=
audioinput: default (Built-in Microphone) id=RKxXByjnabbADGQNNZqLVLdmXlS0YkETYCIbg+XxnvM=
audioinput: Built-in Microphone id=r2/xw1xUPIyZunfV1lGrKOma5wTOvCkWfZ368XCndm0=
Specifications
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- See implementation notes.