AmbientLightSensor

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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

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

The AmbientLightSensor interface of the Sensor APIs returns the current light level or illuminance of the ambient light around the hosting device.

To use this sensor, the user must grant permission to the 'ambient-light-sensor' device sensor through the Permissions API.

This feature may be blocked by a Permissions Policy set on your server.

EventTarget Sensor AmbientLightSensor

Constructor

AmbientLightSensor()

Creates a new AmbientLightSensor object.

Instance properties

AmbientLightSensor.illuminance Read only

Returns the current light level in lux of the ambient light level around the hosting device.

Instance methods

AmbientLightSensor doesn't have own methods. However, it inherits methods from its parent interfaces, Sensor and EventTarget.

Events

AmbientLightSensor doesn't have own events. However, it inherits events from its parent interface, Sensor.

Example

js
if ("AmbientLightSensor" in window) {
  const sensor = new AmbientLightSensor();
  sensor.addEventListener("reading", (event) => {
    console.log("Current light level:", sensor.illuminance);
  });
  sensor.addEventListener("error", (event) => {
    console.log(event.error.name, event.error.message);
  });
  sensor.start();
}

Specifications

Specification
Ambient Light Sensor
# ambient-light-sensor-interface

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser