Navigator.connection

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Navigator.connection read-only property returns a NetworkInformation object containing information about the system's connection, such as the current bandwidth of the user's device or whether the connection is metered.

This could be used to select high definition content or low definition content based on the user's connection.

Syntax

var networkInformation = navigator.connection

Value

A NetworkInformation object.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
connection
61
79
31
No
Yes
No
50
38
14
The Network API is enabled by default. Can be disabled using the dom.netinfo.enabled preference.
37
No
3.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/connection