BluetoothDevice

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

The BluetoothDevice interface of the Web Bluetooth API represents a Bluetooth device inside a particular script execution environment.

Interface

interface BluetoothDevice {
  readonly attribute DOMString id;
  readonly attribute DOMString? name;
  readonly attribute BluetoothRemoteGATTServer? gatt;
  readonly attribute FrozenArray uuids;

  Promise watchAdvertisements();
  void unwatchAdvertisements();
  readonly attribute boolean watchingAdvertisements;
};
BluetoothDevice implements EventTarget;
BluetoothDevice implements BluetoothDeviceEventHandlers;
BluetoothDevice implements CharacteristicEventHandlers;
BluetoothDevice implements ServiceEventHandlers;

Properties

BluetoothDevice.id Read only
A DOMString that uniquely identifies a device.
BluetoothDevice.name Read only
A DOMString that provices a human-readable name for the device.
BluetoothDevice.gatt Read only
A reference to the device's BluetoothRemoteGATTServer.
BluetoothDevice.uuids Read only
Lists the UUID's of GATT services provided by the device, that the current origin is allowed to access.
BluetoothDevice.watchingAdvertisements Read only
If advertisments were activated using BluetoothDevice.watchAdvertisements().

Non-standard Chrome OS properties

Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

These properties were only implemented on Google’s Chrome OS 45 and removed from Chrome 52.

BluetoothDevice.adData Read only
An instance of BluetoothAdvertisingData containing the most recent advertising data received for the device.
BluetoothDevice.deviceClass Read only
A number representing the Bluetooth devices "Class of Device".
BluetoothDevice.vendorIDSource Read only
The Vendor ID Source field in the pnp_id characteristic in the device_information service.
BluetoothDevice.vendorID Read only
The 16-bit Vendor ID field in the pnp_id characteristic in the device_information service.
BluetoothDevice.productID Read only
The 16-bit Product ID field in the pnp_id characteristic in the device_information service.
BluetoothDevice.productVersion Read only
The 16-bit Product Version field in the pnp_id characteristic in the device_information service.
BluetoothDevice.paired Read only
A Boolean value indicating whether the device is paired with the system.
BluetoothDevice.gattServer Read only
A reference to the device's GATT server or null if the device is disconnected.

Methods

BluetoothDevice.watchAdvertisments()
A Promise that resolves to undefined or is rejected with an error if advetisments can’t shown for any reason.
BluetoothDevice.unwatchAdvertisments()
Stops watching for advertisments.
BluetoothDevice.connectGATT()
A Promise that resolves to an instance of BluetoothGATTRemoteServer.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Web Bluetooth
The definition of 'BluetoothDevice' in that specification.
Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
BluetoothDevice
Experimental
Chrome Full support 74Edge Full support ≀79Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 74Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 11.0
adData
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
connectGATT
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
deviceClass
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
gatt
Experimental
Chrome Full support 74Edge Full support ≀79Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 74Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 11.0
gattServer
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
id
Experimental
Chrome Full support 74Edge Full support ≀79Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 74Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 11.0
name
Experimental
Chrome Full support 74Edge Full support ≀79Firefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android Full support 74Firefox Android No support NoOpera Android Full support YesSafari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 11.0
paired
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
productID
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
productVersion
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
unwatchAdvertisements
Experimental
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
uuids
ExperimentalDeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
vendorID
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
vendorIDSource
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
watchAdvertisements
Experimental
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No
watchingAdvertisements
Experimental
Chrome No support NoEdge No support NoFirefox No support NoIE No support NoOpera ? Safari No support NoWebView Android No support NoChrome Android No support NoFirefox Android No support NoOpera Android ? Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.