GeolocationPosition

BaselineWidely available *

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2020.

* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.

Secure context: This feature is available only insecure contexts (HTTPS), in some or allsupporting browsers.

TheGeolocationPosition interface represents the position of the concerned device at a given time. The position, represented by aGeolocationCoordinates object, comprehends the 2D position of the device, on a spheroid representing the Earth, but also its altitude and its speed.

Instance properties

TheGeolocationPosition interface doesn't inherit any properties.

GeolocationPosition.coordsRead only: Returns aGeolocationCoordinates object defining the current location.
GeolocationPosition.timestampRead only: Returns a timestamp, given asUnix time in milliseconds, representing the time at which the location was retrieved.

Instance methods

TheGeolocationPosition interface doesn't inherit any methods.

GeolocationPosition.toJSON(): Returns a JSON representation of theGeolocationPosition object and enables serialization withJSON.stringify().