ClipboardItem: types property

Baseline 2024
Newly available

Since June 2024, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.

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

The read-only types property of the ClipboardItem interface returns an Array of MIME types available within the ClipboardItem.

Value

An Array of available MIME types.

Examples

In the below example, we're returning all items on the clipboard via the Clipboard.read() method, then checking the types property for available types before utilizing the ClipboardItem.getType() method to return each data item as a Blob. If no clipboard contents is found for the specified type, an error is returned.

js
async function getClipboardContents() {
  try {
    const clipboardItems = await navigator.clipboard.read();

    for (const clipboardItem of clipboardItems) {
      for (const type of clipboardItem.types) {
        const blob = await clipboardItem.getType(type);
        // we can now use blob here
      }
    }
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(err.name, err.message);
  }
}

Specifications

Specification
Clipboard API and events
# dom-clipboarditem-types

Browser compatibility

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Edge
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Opera
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Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
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Samsung Internet
WebView Android
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