This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The MIDIAccess
interface of the Web MIDI API provides methods for listing MIDI input and output devices, and obtaining access to those devices.
Properties
MIDIAccess.inputs
Read only- Returns an instance of
MIDIInputMap
which provides access to any available MIDI input ports. MIDIAccess.outputs
Read only- Returns an instance of
MIDIOutputMap
which provides access to any available MIDI output ports. MIDIAccess.sysexEnabled
Read only- A boolean attribute indicating whether system exclusive support is enabled on the current MIDIAccess instance.
Event Handlers
MIDIAccess.onstatechange
- Called whenever a new MIDI port is added or an existing port changes state.
Examples
navigator.requestMIDIAccess() .then(function(access) { // Get lists of available MIDI controllers const inputs = access.inputs.values(); const outputs = access.outputs.values(); access.onstatechange = function(e) { // Print information about the (dis)connected MIDI controller console.log(e.port.name, e.port.manufacturer, e.port.state); }; });
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Web MIDI API | Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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MIDIAccess | Chrome Full support 43 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera Full support 33 | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 43 | Chrome Android Full support 43 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 33 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
inputs | Chrome Full support 43 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 43 | Chrome Android Full support 43 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
outputs | Chrome Full support 43 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 43 | Chrome Android Full support 43 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
statechange event | Chrome Full support 43 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera ? | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 43 | Chrome Android Full support 43 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 |
sysexEnabled | Chrome Full support 45 | Edge Full support ≤79 | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 45 | Chrome Android Full support 45 | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0 |
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.