MediaDeviceInfo: kind property

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 kind read-only property of the MediaDeviceInfo interface returns an enumerated value, that is either "videoinput", "audioinput" or "audiooutput".

Value

One of "videoinput", "audioinput" or "audiooutput".

Specifications

Specification
Media Capture and Streams
# dom-mediadeviceinfo-kind

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
kind
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 47 (Release date: 2015-12-01)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 39 (Release date: 2015-07-02)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 34 (Release date: 2015-12-08)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 47 (Release date: 2015-12-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 39 (Release date: 2015-07-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 34 (Release date: 2015-12-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 47 (Release date: 2015-12-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support