TheGPUUncapturedErrorEvent interface of theWebGPU API is the event object type for theGPUDeviceuncapturederror event, used for telemetry and to report unexpected errors.

Known error cases should be handled usingpushErrorScope() andpopErrorScope().

Constructor

GPUUncapturedErrorEvent()

Creates a newGPUUncapturedErrorEvent object instance.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent,Event.

errorRead only

AGPUError object instance providing access to the details of the error.

Examples

You could use something like the following as a global mechanism to pick up any errors that aren't handled by error scopes and capture them.

// …device.addEventListener("uncapturederror", (event) => {  // Re-surface the error  console.error("A WebGPU error was not captured:", event.error.message);  reportErrorToServer({    type: event.error.constructor.name,    message: event.error.message,  });});// …

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• TheWebGPU API
• WebGPU Error Handling best practices