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 using the Plugin Registry.

The traditional set of Cordova plugins are as follows:

• Battery Status

  Monitor the status of the device's battery.

• Camera

  Capture a photo using the device's camera.

• 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.

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.