Navigator: mediaDevices property
Baseline
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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2017.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The mediaDevices read-only property of the Navigator interface returns a MediaDevices object, which provides access to connected media input devices like cameras and microphones, as well as screen sharing.
Value
The MediaDevices singleton object. Usually, you just use this object's members directly, such as by calling navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia().
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See also
- Media Capture and Streams API: The entry point to the documentation about the entire Media Capture and Streams API.
- WebRTC API: Documentation about the WebRTC API, which is closely related.