Navigator: mediaDevices property

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The mediaDevices read-only property of the {{domxref("Navigator")}} interface returns a {{domxref("MediaDevices")}} object, which provides access to connected media input devices like cameras and microphones, as well as screen sharing.

Value

The {{domxref("MediaDevices")}} singleton object. Usually, you just use this object's members directly, such as by calling {{domxref("MediaDevices.getUserMedia", "navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia()")}}.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Media Capture and Streams API: The entry point to the documentation about the entire Media Capture and Streams API.
• WebRTC API: Documentation about the WebRTC API, which is closely related.