WebUSB API

E856216
Browser API Web API Web standard

WebUSB API is a web standard that enables websites to securely communicate with and control USB devices directly from the browser.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
WebHID API 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Browser API ⓘ
Web API ⓘ
Web standard ⓘ
accessibleFrom Client-side JavaScript running in the browser ⓘ
allows Custom protocol implementation over USB from web pages ⓘ
Vendors to expose USB devices to the web via descriptors ⓘ
basedOn JavaScript NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor Web browsers ⓘ
documentationAt https://wicg.github.io/webusb/ ⓘ
enables Web pages to communicate with USB devices ⓘ
firstPublicDraftYear 2016 GENERATED ⓘ
focusesOn Secure access to USB devices from the web ⓘ
keyMethod USBDevice.claimInterface() ⓘ
USBDevice.clearHalt() ⓘ
USBDevice.close() ⓘ
USBDevice.controlTransferIn() NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBDevice.controlTransferOut() NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBDevice.open() ⓘ
USBDevice.releaseInterface() NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBDevice.selectConfiguration() ⓘ
USBDevice.transferIn() ⓘ
USBDevice.transferOut() ⓘ
navigator.usb.requestDevice() ⓘ
notWidelySupportedBy Apple Safari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mozilla Firefox NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Web platform NERFINISHED ⓘ
provides Navigator.usb interface NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBAlternateInterface interface ⓘ
USBConfiguration interface ⓘ
USBDevice interface ⓘ
USBEndpoint interface NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBInTransferResult interface NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBInterface interface NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBIsochronousInTransferResult interface NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBIsochronousOutTransferResult interface NERFINISHED ⓘ
USBOutTransferResult interface NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Web Bluetooth API NERFINISHED ⓘ
Web Serial API NERFINISHED ⓘ
WebHID API NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires User gesture to request device access ⓘ
runsIn Browser sandbox environment ⓘ
securityFeature Device filters to limit accessible devices ⓘ
HTTPS requirement for access ⓘ
Origin-based access control ⓘ
User permission prompt for device access ⓘ
standardizedBy W3C Web Platform Incubator Community Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
status Experimental in some browsers ⓘ
supportedBy Google Chrome NERFINISHED ⓘ
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports Direct communication with USB devices from the browser ⓘ
useCase Configuring USB peripherals through web interfaces ⓘ
Connecting microcontrollers to web applications ⓘ
Interacting with measurement instruments via the web ⓘ
Programming development boards from the browser ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Open Web Platform → hasComponent → WebUSB API ⓘ
Chrome Web Platform features → includesAPI → WebUSB API ⓘ
Chrome Web Platform features → includesAPI → WebUSB API ⓘ
this entity surface form: WebHID API