MIDIInput

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.

The MIDIInput interface of the Web MIDI API receives messages from a MIDI input port.

Instance properties

This interface doesn't implement any specific properties, but inherits properties from MIDIPort.

Instance methods

This interface doesn't implement any specific methods, but inherits methods from MIDIPort.

Events

midimessage: Fired when the current port receives a MIDI message.

In the following example the name of each MIDIInput is printed to the console. Then, midimessage events are listened for on all input ports. When a message is received the MIDIMessageEvent.data property is printed to the console.

inputs.forEach((input) => {
 console.log(input.name); /* inherited property from MIDIPort */
 input.onmidimessage = (message) => {
 console.log(message.data);
 };
});