Plugin APIs

Cordova ships with a minimal set of APIs, and projects add what extra APIs they require through plugins.

You can search through all existing plugins (including third-party plugins) using the Plugin Registry.

The traditional set of core Cordova plugins are as follows:

• Battery Status

  Monitor the status of the device's battery.

• Camera

  Capture a photo using the device's camera.

• Console

  Add additional capability to console.log().

• Contacts

  Work with the devices contact database.

• Device

  Gather device specific information.

• Device Motion (Accelerometer)

  Tap into the device's motion sensor.

• Device Orientation (Compass)

  Obtain the direction that the device is pointing.

• Dialogs

  Visual device notifications.

• FileSystem

  Hook into native file system through JavaScript.

• File Transfer

  Hook into native file system through JavaScript.

• Geolocation

  Make your application location aware.

• Globalization

  Enable representation of objects specific to a locale.

• InAppBrowser

  Launch URLs in another in-app browser instance.

• Media

  Record and play back audio files.

• Media Capture

  Capture media files using device's media capture applications.

• Network Information (Connection)

  Quickly check the network state, and cellular network information.

• Splashscreen

  Show and hide the applications splash screen.

• Vibration

  An API to vibrate the device.

• StatusBar

  An API for showing, hiding and configuring status bar background.

Non-English translations of these plugin docs can be found by looking at older versions of the Cordova documentation. Use the drop-down menu at the very top-right of this site to switch versions.