Is it not possible to use the Web HID API on a Chromebook?

[Vinseam Diver]

The following JavaScript code can connect to an HID device using the Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID). However, an exception error (DOMException Notallowed error) occurs when calling device.open. 

Is it not possible to use the Web HID API on a Chromebook?

Thanks a lot.

let device;

async function connectToDevice() {

  try {

        const devices = await navigator.hid.requestDevice({

        filters: [{ vendorId: 0x1234, productId: 0xABCD }],         

        });

        

        if (devices.length !== 0) {

          console.log('HID device found.');

          device = devices[0];

        } 

  

        // HID Device Connected Already

        if (!device.opened) {

            await device.open();

            console.log('HID device opened successfully.');

  } catch (error) {

    console.error('HID Connection Fail：', error);

  }

}

[dragon788]

There are restrictions on the classes of devices allowed to be passed through. Regular HID input devices are only allowed to be accessed by the OS, but joysticks, game controllers, etc can be mapped directly to sites.

if you have a custom HID device that doesn't appear as a keyboard, you'll probably have better luck.

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