Navigator.mediaDevices

The Navigator.mediaDevices read-only property returns a MediaDevices object, which provides access to connected media input devices like cameras and microphones, as well as screen sharing.

Syntax

var mediaDevices = navigator.mediaDevices;

Return value

The MediaDevices singleton object. Usually, you just use this object's members directly, such as by calling navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia().

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Media Capture and Streams API: The entry point to the documentation about the entire media stream API.
• WebRTC API: Documentation about the WebRTC API, which is closely related.