| title | HID | |
|---|---|---|
| slug | Web/API/HID | |
| page-type | web-api-interface | |
| status |
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| browser-compat | api.HID |
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The HID interface provides methods for connecting to HID devices, listing attached HID devices and event handlers for connected HID devices.
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This interface also inherits properties of its parent, {{domxref("EventTarget")}}.
This interface also inherits methods of its parent, {{domxref("EventTarget")}}.
- {{domxref("HID.getDevices","getDevices()")}} {{Experimental_Inline}}
- : Returns a {{jsxref("Promise")}} that resolves with an array of connected HID devices that the user has previously been granted access to in response to a {{domxref("HID.requestDevice","requestDevice()")}} call.
- {{domxref("HID.requestDevice","requestDevice()")}} {{Experimental_Inline}}
- : Returns a {{jsxref("Promise")}} that resolves with an array of connected {{domxref("HIDDevice")}} objects. Calling this function will trigger the user agent's permission flow in order to gain permission to access one selected device from the returned list of devices.
- {{domxref("HID.connect_event", "connect")}} {{Experimental_Inline}}
- : Fired when an HID device is connected.
- {{domxref("HID.disconnect_event", "disconnect")}} {{Experimental_Inline}}
- : Fired when an HID device is disconnected.
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