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NetworkInformation

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

The NetworkInformation interface provides information about the connection a device is using to communicate with the network and provides a means for scripts to be notified if the connection type changes. The NetworkInformation interfaces cannot be instantiated. It is instead accessed through the connection property of the Navigator interface.

Note: This feature is available in Web Workers.

Properties

This interface also inherits properties of its parent, EventTarget.

NetworkInformation.downlink Read only

Returns the effective bandwidth estimate in megabits per second, rounded to the nearest multiple of 25 kilobits per seconds.

NetworkInformation.downlinkMax Read only

Returns the maximum downlink speed, in megabits per second (Mbps), for the underlying connection technology.

NetworkInformation.effectiveType Read only

Returns the effective type of the connection meaning one of 'slow-2g', '2g', '3g', or '4g'. This value is determined using a combination of recently observed round-trip time and downlink values.

NetworkInformation.rtt Read only

Returns the estimated effective round-trip time of the current connection, rounded to the nearest multiple of 25 milliseconds.

NetworkInformation.type Read only

Returns the type of connection a device is using to communicate with the network. It will be one of the following values:

bluetooth
cellular
ethernet
none
wifi
wimax
other
unknown

Event handlers

NetworkInformation.onchange: The event that's fired when connection information changes and the change is fired on this object.

Methods

This interface also inherits methods of its parent, EventTarget.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Network Information API The definition of 'NetworkInformation' in that specification.	Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	61	No	No	No	48	No
Available in workers	61	No	No	?	48	?
`downlink`	61	No	No	?	48	?
`downlinkMax`	61	No	No	No	48	No
`effectiveType`	61	No	No	No	48	No
`onchange`	61	No	No	No	48	No
`rtt`	61	No	No	No	48	No
`type`	61	No	No	No	48	No