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The NDEFReader API reads and writes messages to near-field communication (NFC) tags.

Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
✕Not supportedup to 155
Current: 155
Edge
✕Not supportedup to 154
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–99Not supported
100+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2022
Current: 155
Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari iOS
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27

How to use

Not supported in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Firefox Android, Safari iOS. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: NDEFMessage.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
if ("NDEFMessage" in globalThis) {
  // NDEFMessage is available
} else {
  // load a polyfill or use a fallback
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

Usage share

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (27). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
NDEFMessage✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFMessage.NDEFMessage✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFMessage.records✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFMessage.secure_context_required✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReader✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReader.NDEFReader✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReader.makeReadOnly✕✕✕✕100✕✕
NDEFReader.reading_event✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReader.readingerror_event✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReader.scan✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReader.secure_context_required✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReader.write✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReadingEvent✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReadingEvent.NDEFReadingEvent✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReadingEvent.message✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReadingEvent.secure_context_required✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFReadingEvent.serialNumber✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.NDEFRecord✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.data✕✕✕✕89✕✕
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Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
NDEFRecord.encoding✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.id✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.lang✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.mediaType✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.recordType✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.secure_context_required✕✕✕✕89✕✕
NDEFRecord.toRecords✕✕✕✕89✕✕