Web/API/NDEFWriter

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Secure contextThis feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The NDEFWriter interface of the Web NFC API is an abstract interface used to write data to compatible NFC devices, e.g. NFC tags supporting NDEF, when these devices are within the reader's magnetic induction field.

Constructor

NDEFWriter.NDEFWriter() '

Returns an NDEFWriter.

Methods

NDEFWriter.write() '

Called to write NDEF message to a tag (after ensuring hardware and UA compatibility and obtaining permission from the user) or get an error explaining why feature is not available.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Web NFC, NDEFReader	Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in 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
NDEFWriter Experimental'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
NDEFWriter() constructor Experimental'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
Secure context required	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
write Experimental'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

No support  

No support

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

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