This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The NetworkInformation.type read-only property returns the type of connection a device is using to communicate with the network.
Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.
Syntax
var type = netInfo.type
Return value
An enumerated value that is one of the following values:
"bluetooth""cellular""ethernet""none""wifi""wimax""other""unknown"
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Network Information API The definition of 'type' in that specification. |
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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
type | Chrome
Full support
61
| Edge No support No | Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android Full support 50 | Chrome Android Full support 38 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android Full support 45 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 3.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.