Web/API/NetworkInformation/type

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

The NetworkInformation.type read-only property returns the type of connection a device is using to communicate with the network.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Syntax

var type = netInfo.type

Return value

An enumerated value that is one of the following values:

• "bluetooth"
• "cellular"
• "ethernet"
• "none"
• "wifi"
• "wimax"
• "other"
• "unknown"

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Network Information APIThe definition of 'type' in that specification.	Draft	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
type Experimental'	Chrome Full support 61 Notes' Full support 61 Notes' Notes' Only supported in Chrome OS	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 50	Chrome Android Full support 38	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 45	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 3.0

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Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

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See implementation notes.

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