Syntax

getBattery()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that fulfills with a BatteryManager object which you can use to get information about the battery's state.

Exceptions

NotAllowedError DOMException

Use of this feature was blocked by a Permissions Policy.

SecurityError DOMException

The User Agent does not expose battery information to insecure contexts and this method was called from an insecure context.

Examples

This example fetches the current charging state of the battery and establishes a handler for the chargingchange event, so that the charging state is recorded whenever it changes.

let batteryIsCharging = false;
navigator.getBattery().then((battery) => {
  batteryIsCharging = battery.charging;
  battery.addEventListener("chargingchange", () => {
    batteryIsCharging = battery.charging;
  });
});

For more examples and details, see Battery Status API.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Battery Status API
• Permissions-Policy battery directive