Media captureBaseline · Widely available

The navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia() API requests access to devices that produce audio or video streams, such as microphones or video cameras.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Sep 19, 2017. Widely available since Mar 19, 2020.

How to use ↓Compare browsers

Browser support

DesktopChrome

1–52Not supported

53+Supportedsince Aug 31, 2016

Current: 155

Edge

12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015

Current: 154

Firefox

1–35Not supported

36+Supportedsince Feb 24, 2015

Current: 157

Safari

1–10.1Not supported

11+Supportedsince Sep 19, 2017

Current: 27

MobileChrome Android

18–52Not supported

53+Supportedsince Sep 7, 2016

Current: 155

Firefox Android

4–35Not supported

36+Supportedsince Feb 27, 2015

Current: 157

Safari iOS

1–10.3Not supported

11+Supportedsince Sep 19, 2017

Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: InputDeviceInfo.

Feature detection

JS · check before using

if ("MediaDeviceInfo" in globalThis) {
  // MediaDeviceInfo is available
} else {
  // load a polyfill or use a fallback
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

w3c.github.io/mediacapture-main ↗

Usage share

caniuse.com/stream ↗

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (72). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox Android	Safari iOS
InputDeviceInfo	47	79	✕	11	47	✕	11
InputDeviceInfo.getCapabilities	67	79	✕	17	67	✕	17
MediaDeviceInfo	47	12	39	11	47	39	11
MediaDeviceInfo.deviceId	47	12	39	11	47	39	11
MediaDeviceInfo.groupId	47	12	39	11	47	39	11
MediaDeviceInfo.kind	47	12	39	11	47	39	11
MediaDeviceInfo.label	47	12	39	11	47	39	11
MediaDeviceInfo.toJSON	47	18	42	11	47	42	11
MediaDevices	47	12	33	11	47	36	11
MediaDevices.devicechange_event	57	12	52	11	132	52	11
MediaDevices.enumerateDevices	47	12	116	11	47	116	11
MediaDevices.getSupportedConstraints	53	12	44	11	52	50	11
MediaDevices.getUserMedia	53	12	36	11	53	36	11
MediaDevices.getUserMedia.secure_context_required	53	79	68	11	53	68	11
MediaStream	55	12	15	11	55	15	11
MediaStream.MediaStream	55	12	44	11	55	42	11
MediaStream.active	55	12	52	11	55	52	11
MediaStream.addTrack	55	12	44	11	55	44	11
MediaStream.addtrack_event	55	12	50	11	55	50	11
MediaStream.clone	55	12	48	11	55	48	11

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Sub-feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox Android	Safari iOS
MediaStream.getAudioTracks	55	12	22	11	55	22	11
MediaStream.getTrackById	55	12	49	11	55	49	11
MediaStream.getTracks	55	12	34	11	55	34	11
MediaStream.getVideoTracks	55	12	22	11	55	22	11
MediaStream.id	55	12	41	11	55	41	11
MediaStream.removeTrack	55	12	44	11	55	44	11
MediaStream.removetrack_event	55	12	72	11	55	79	11
MediaStreamTrack	26	12	22	11	26	22	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints	59	12	43	11	59	43	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.aspectRatio_constraint	59	≤15	✕	11	59	43	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.autoGainControl_constraint	67	79	55	✕	67	55	✕
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.channelCount_constraint	59	79	✕	✕	59	✕	✕
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.deviceId_constraint	59	12	43	11	59	43	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.echoCancellation_constraint	59	79	50	11	59	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.facingMode_constraint	59	12	50	11	59	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.frameRate_constraint	59	12	50	11	59	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.groupId_constraint	59	12	70	11	59	79	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.height_constraint	59	12	50	11	59	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.latency_constraint	59	79	50	✕	59	50	✕
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.noiseSuppression_constraint	67	79	55	✕	67	55	✕
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.resizeMode_constraint	72	79	144	✕	72	144	✕
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.sampleRate_constraint	59	12	✕	11	59	✕	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.sampleSize_constraint	59	12	✕	11	59	✕	11
MediaStreamTrack.applyConstraints.width_constraint	59	12	50	11	59	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.clone	35	12	48	11	35	48	11
MediaStreamTrack.enabled	26	12	24	11	26	24	11
MediaStreamTrack.ended_event	26	12	50	11	26	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.getCapabilities	59	12	132	11	59	132	11
MediaStreamTrack.getConstraints	53	12	50	11	52	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.getSettings	59	12	50	11	59	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.id	26	12	22	11	26	22	11
MediaStreamTrack.kind	26	12	22	11	26	22	11
MediaStreamTrack.label	26	12	22	11	26	22	11
MediaStreamTrack.mute_event	26	12	59	11	26	59	11
MediaStreamTrack.muted	38	12	✕	11	38	✕	11
MediaStreamTrack.readyState	26	12	50	11	26	50	11
MediaStreamTrack.stop	32	12	34	11	32	34	11
MediaStreamTrack.unmute_event	26	12	59	11	26	59	11
MediaStreamTrackEvent	26	12	50	11	26	50	11
MediaStreamTrackEvent.MediaStreamTrackEvent	55	12	50	11	55	50	11
MediaStreamTrackEvent.track	26	12	50	11	26	50	11
Navigator.mediaDevices	47	12	36	11	47	36	11
Navigator.mediaDevices.secure_context_required	74	79	69	11	74	✕	11
OverconstrainedError	63	79	✕	11	63	✕	11
OverconstrainedError.OverconstrainedError	63	79	✕	11	63	✕	11
OverconstrainedError.constraint	63	79	✕	11.1	63	✕	11.3
Permissions.permission_camera	64	79	132	16	64	132	16
Permissions.permission_microphone	64	79	132	16	64	132	16
iframe.allow.camera	64	79	74	11.1	64	79	11.3
iframe.allow.microphone	64	79	74	11.1	64	79	11.3
http.headers.Permissions-Policy.camera	88	88	✕	✕	88	✕	✕
http.headers.Permissions-Policy.microphone	88	88	✕	✕	88	✕	✕