Web/API/DataTransfer/files

The DataTransfer.files property is a list of the files in the drag operation. If the operation includes no files, the list is empty.

This feature can be used to drag files from a user's desktop to the browser.

Syntax

dataTransfer.files;

Return value

A list of the files in a drag operation, one list item for each file in the operation. If the drag operation had no files, the list is empty.

Example

There are two live examples of this interface:

• Firefox only: http://jsfiddle.net/9C2EF/
• All browsers: https://jsbin.com/hiqasek/

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'files' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML 5.1The definition of 'files' in that specification.	Recommendation	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.

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
files	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

DataTransfer.files by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.