Web/API/Gamepad/id

The Gamepad.id property of the Gamepad interface returns a string containing some information about the controller.

The exact syntax is not strictly specified, but in Firefox it will contain three pieces of information separated by dashes (-):

Two 4-digit hexadecimal strings containing the USB vendor and product id of the controller
The name of the controller as provided by the driver.

For example, a PS2 controller returned 810-3-USB Gamepad.

This information is intended to allow you to find a mapping for the controls on the device as well as display useful feedback to the user.

Syntax

readonly    attribute DOMString           id;

Example

window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", function() {
  var gp = navigator.getGamepads()[0];
  gamepadInfo.innerHTML = "Gamepad connected at index " + gp.index + ": " + gp.id + ".";
});

Value

A string.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
GamepadThe definition of 'Gamepad.id' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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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
`id` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 35 Full support 35 No support 21 — 34 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 29 Full support 29 No support 24 — 28 Disabled' Disabled' From version 24 until version 28 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `dom.gamepad.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support 22 Full support 22 No support 15 — 21 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 35 Full support 35 No support 25 — 34 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Firefox Android Full support 32	Opera Android Full support 22 Full support 22 No support 14 — 21 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0 Full support 4.0 No support 2.0 — 3.0 Prefixed' Prefixed' Implemented with the vendor prefix: webkit

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
User must explicitly enable this feature.': User must explicitly enable this feature.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.': Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.