Navigator.getGamepads()

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

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The Navigator.getGamepads() method returns an array of Gamepad objects, one for each gamepad connected to the device.

Elements in the array may be null if a gamepad disconnects during a session, so that the remaining gamepads retain the same index.

Calls to this method will throw a SecurityError DOMException if disallowed by the gamepad Feature Policy.

Syntax

 var gamepads = navigator.getGamepads();

Example

window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", function(e) {
  var gp = navigator.getGamepads()[e.gamepad.index];
  console.log(
    "Gamepad connected at index %d: %s. %d buttons, %d axes.",
    gp.index, gp.id, gp.buttons.length, gp.axes.length
  );
});

Specifications

Specification
Gamepad
# dom-navigator-getgamepads

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
getGamepads
35
21
12
29
No
22
15
10.1
37
≤37
35
25
No
22
14
10.3
3.0
1.5
secure_context_required
86
86
91
No
72
No
No
86
No
61
No
No

See also

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