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The navigator.serial API communicates with devices over serial ports, such as microcontrollers.

Status

Limited availability

This feature received a negative standards position from at least one browser vendor. It's very unlikely to ever become Baseline in this current form.

MDN documentation

Navigator: serial property

Specifications

Web Serial API, from Web Platform Incubator Community Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome 89 Released on 2021-03-02
Chrome Android ❌
Edge 89 Released on 2021-03-04
Firefox ❌ Vendor position : neutral
Firefox for Android ❌ Vendor position : neutral
Safari ❌ Vendor position : oppose (concerns: privacy, security, use cases, device independence)
Safari on iOS ❌ Vendor position : oppose (concerns: privacy, security, use cases, device independence)

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.001% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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