WebHID API

Enables raw access to HID (Human Interface Device) commands for all connected HIDs. Previously, an HID could only be accessed if the browser had implemented a custom API for the specific device.

Spec	https://wicg.github.io/webhid/
Status	Unofficial / Note

IE	Edge	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera
			98
		95	97
		94	96	TP
11	95	93	95	15	80
10	94	92	94	14.1	79
9	93	91	93	14	78
8	92	90	92	13.1	77
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7	91	89	91	13	76
6	90	88	90	12.1	75
5.5	89	87	89	12	74
	88	86	88	11.1	73
	87	85	87	11	72
	86	84	86	10.1	71
	85	83	85	10	70
	84	82	84	9.1	69
	83	81	83	9	68
	81	80	81	8	67
	80	79	80	7.1	66
	79	78	79	7	65
	18	77	78	6.1	64
	17	76	77	6	63
	16	75	76	5.1	62
	15	74	75	5	60
	14	73	74	4	58
	13	72	73	3.2	57
	12	71	72	3.1	56
		70	71		55
		69	70		54
		68	69		53
		67	68		52
		66	67		51
		65	66		50
		64	65		49
		63	64		48
		62	63		47
		61	62		46
		60	61		45
		59	60		44
		58	59		43
		57	58		42
		56	57		41
		55	56		40
		54	55		39
		53	54		38
		52	53		37
		51	52		36
		50	51		35
		49	50		34
		48	49		33
		47	48		32
		46	47		31
		45	46		30
		44	45		29
		43	44		28
		42	43		27
		41	42		26
		40	41		25
		39	40		24
		38	39		23
		37	38		22
		36	37		21
		35	36		20
		34	35		19
		33	34		18
		32	33		17
		31	32		16
		30	31		15
		29	30		12.1
		28	29		12
		27	28		11.6
		26	27		11.5
		25	26		11.1
		24	25		11
		23	24		10.6
		22	23		10.5
		21	22		10.0-10.1
		20	21		9.5-9.6
		19	20		9
		18	19
		17	18
		16	17
		15	16
		14	15
		13	14
		12	13
		11	12
		10	11
		9	10
		8	9
		7	8
		6	7
		5	6
		4	5
		3.6	4
		3.5
		3
		2

Safari on iOS	Opera Mini	Android Browser	Blackberry Browser	Opera Mobile	Android Chrome	Android Firefox	IE Mobile	Android UC Browser	Samsung Internet	QQ Browser	Baidu Browser	KaiOS Browser
15	all	94	10	64	94	92	11	12.12	15.0	10.4	7.12	2.5
14.5-14.8		4.4.3-4.4.4	7	12.1			10		14.0
14.0-14.4		4.4		12					13.0
13.4-13.7		4.2-4.3		11.5					12.0
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13.3		4.1		11.1					11.1-11.2
13.2		4		11					10.1
13.0-13.1		3		10					9.2
12.2-12.5		2.3							8.2
12.0-12.1		2.2							7.2-7.4
11.3-11.4		2.1							6.2-6.4
11.0-11.2									5.0-5.4
10.3									4
10.0-10.2
9.3
9.0-9.2
8.1-8.4
8
7.0-7.1
6.0-6.1
5.0-5.1
4.2-4.3
4.0-4.1
3.2

Notes

1. Can be enabled with the #enable-experimental-web-platform-features flag

2. Available via origin trial

Resources

• Human interface devices on the web: a few quick examples