WebGLRenderingContext.getParameter()

The WebGLRenderingContext.getParameter() method of the WebGL API returns a value for the passed parameter name.

Syntax

any gl.getParameter(pname);

Parameters

pname: A GLenum specifying which parameter value to return. See below for possible values.

Return value

Depends on the parameter.

Parameter names

WebGL 1

You can query the following pname parameters when using a WebGLRenderingContext.

Constant	Returned type	Description
`gl.ACTIVE_TEXTURE`	`GLenum`
`gl.ALIASED_LINE_WIDTH_RANGE`	`Float32Array` (with 2 elements)
`gl.ALIASED_POINT_SIZE_RANGE`	`Float32Array` (with 2 elements)
`gl.ALPHA_BITS`	`GLint`
`gl.ARRAY_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer`
`gl.BLEND`	`GLboolean`
`gl.BLEND_COLOR`	`Float32Array` (with 4 values)
`gl.BLEND_DST_ALPHA`	`GLenum`
`gl.BLEND_DST_RGB`	`GLenum`
`gl.BLEND_EQUATION`	`GLenum`
`gl.BLEND_EQUATION_ALPHA`	`GLenum`
`gl.BLEND_EQUATION_RGB`	`GLenum`
`gl.BLEND_SRC_ALPHA`	`GLenum`
`gl.BLEND_SRC_RGB`	`GLenum`
`gl.BLUE_BITS`	`GLint`
`gl.COLOR_CLEAR_VALUE`	`Float32Array` (with 4 values)
`gl.COLOR_WRITEMASK`	sequence<`GLboolean`> (with 4 values)
`gl.COMPRESSED_TEXTURE_FORMATS`	`Uint32Array`	Returns the compressed texture formats. When using the `WEBGL_compressed_texture_s3tc` extension: `ext.COMPRESSED_RGB_S3TC_DXT1_EXT` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT1_EXT` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT3_EXT` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_S3TC_DXT5_EXT` When using the `WEBGL_compressed_texture_s3tc_srgb` extension: `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB_S3TC_DXT1_EXT` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA_S3TC_DXT1_EXT` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA_S3TC_DXT3_EXT` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB_ALPHA_S3TC_DXT5_EXT` When using the `WEBGL_compressed_texture_etc` extension: `ext.COMPRESSED_R11_EAC` `ext.COMPRESSED_SIGNED_R11_EAC` `ext.COMPRESSED_RG11_EAC` `ext.COMPRESSED_SIGNED_RG11_EAC` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGB8_ETC2` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA8_ETC2_EAC` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ETC2` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ETC2_EAC` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGB8_PUNCHTHROUGH_ALPHA1_ETC2` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_PUNCHTHROUGH_ALPHA1_ETC2` When using the `WEBGL_compressed_texture_pvrtc` extension: `ext.COMPRESSED_RGB_PVRTC_4BPPV1_IMG` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_PVRTC_4BPPV1_IMG` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGB_PVRTC_2BPPV1_IMG` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_PVRTC_2BPPV1_IMG` When using the `WEBGL_compressed_texture_etc1` extension: `ext.COMPRESSED_RGB_ETC1_WEBGL` When using the `WEBGL_compressed_texture_atc` extension: `ext.COMPRESSED_RGB_ATC_WEBGL` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ATC_EXPLICIT_ALPHA_WEBGL` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ATC_INTERPOLATED_ALPHA_WEBGL` When using the `WEBGL_compressed_texture_astc` extension: `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_4x4_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_4x4_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_5x4_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_5x4_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_5x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_5x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_6x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_6x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_6x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_6x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_8x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_8x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_8x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_8x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_8x8_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_8x8_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_10x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_10x5_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_10x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_10x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_10x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_10x6_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_10x10_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_10x10_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_12x10_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_12x10_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_RGBA_ASTC_12x12_KHR` `ext.COMPRESSED_SRGB8_ALPHA8_ASTC_12x12_KHR`
`gl.CULL_FACE`	`GLboolean`
`gl.CULL_FACE_MODE`	`GLenum`	`gl.FRONT`, `gl.BACK` or `gl.FRONT_AND_BACK`. See also `cullFace`
`gl.CURRENT_PROGRAM`	`WebGLProgram` or `null`	See `useProgram`.
`gl.DEPTH_BITS`	`GLint`
`gl.DEPTH_CLEAR_VALUE`	`GLfloat`
`gl.DEPTH_FUNC`	`GLenum`
`gl.DEPTH_RANGE`	`Float32Array` (with 2 elements)
`gl.DEPTH_TEST`	`GLboolean`
`gl.DEPTH_WRITEMASK`	`GLboolean`
`gl.DITHER`	`GLboolean`
`gl.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer`
`gl.FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLFramebuffer` or `null`	`null` corresponds to a binding to the default framebuffer. See also `bindFramebuffer`.
`gl.FRONT_FACE`	`GLenum`	`gl.CW` or `gl.CCW`. See also `frontFace`.
`gl.GENERATE_MIPMAP_HINT`	`GLenum`	`gl.FASTEST`, `gl.NICEST` or `gl.DONT_CARE`. See also `hint`.
`gl.GREEN_BITS`	`GLint`
`gl.IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_FORMAT`	`GLenum`
`gl.IMPLEMENTATION_COLOR_READ_TYPE`	`GLenum`
`gl.LINE_WIDTH`	`GLfloat`
`gl.MAX_COMBINED_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_CUBE_MAP_TEXTURE_SIZE`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_FRAGMENT_UNIFORM_VECTORS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_RENDERBUFFER_SIZE`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_TEXTURE_SIZE`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VARYING_VECTORS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIBS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VERTEX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VERTEX_UNIFORM_VECTORS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VIEWPORT_DIMS`	`Int32Array` (with 2 elements)
`gl.PACK_ALIGNMENT`	`GLint`
`gl.POLYGON_OFFSET_FACTOR`	`GLfloat`
`gl.POLYGON_OFFSET_FILL`	`GLboolean`
`gl.POLYGON_OFFSET_UNITS`	`GLfloat`
`gl.RED_BITS`	`GLint`
`gl.RENDERBUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLRenderbuffer` or `null`	See `bindRenderbuffer`.
`gl.RENDERER`	`DOMString`
`gl.SAMPLE_BUFFERS`	`GLint`
`gl.SAMPLE_COVERAGE_INVERT`	`GLboolean`
`gl.SAMPLE_COVERAGE_VALUE`	`GLfloat`
`gl.SAMPLES`	`GLint`
`gl.SCISSOR_BOX`	`Int32Array` (with 4 elements)
`gl.SCISSOR_TEST`	`GLboolean`
`gl.SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION`	`DOMString`
`gl.STENCIL_BACK_FAIL`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_BACK_FUNC`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_BACK_PASS_DEPTH_FAIL`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_BACK_PASS_DEPTH_PASS`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_BACK_REF`	`GLint`
`gl.STENCIL_BACK_VALUE_MASK`	`GLuint`
`gl.STENCIL_BACK_WRITEMASK`	`GLuint`
`gl.STENCIL_BITS`	`GLint`
`gl.STENCIL_CLEAR_VALUE`	`GLint`
`gl.STENCIL_FAIL`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_FUNC`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_PASS_DEPTH_FAIL`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_PASS_DEPTH_PASS`	`GLenum`
`gl.STENCIL_REF`	`GLint`
`gl.STENCIL_TEST`	`GLboolean`
`gl.STENCIL_VALUE_MASK`	`GLuint`
`gl.STENCIL_WRITEMASK`	`GLuint`
`gl.SUBPIXEL_BITS`	`GLint`
`gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_2D`	`WebGLTexture` or `null`
`gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_CUBE_MAP`	`WebGLTexture` or `null`
`gl.UNPACK_ALIGNMENT`	`GLint`
`gl.UNPACK_COLORSPACE_CONVERSION_WEBGL`	`GLenum`
`gl.UNPACK_FLIP_Y_WEBGL`	`GLboolean`
`gl.UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL`	`GLboolean`
`gl.VENDOR`	`DOMString`
`gl.VERSION`	`DOMString`
`gl.VIEWPORT`	`Int32Array` (with 4 elements)

WebGL 2

You can query the following pname parameters when using a WebGL2RenderingContext.

Constant	Returned type	Description
`gl.COPY_READ_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer` or `null`	See `bindBuffer`.
`gl.COPY_WRITE_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer` or `null`	See `bindBuffer`.
`gl.DRAW_BUFFERi`	`GLenum`	`gl.BACK`, `gl.NONE` or `gl.COLOR_ATTACHMENT{0-15}`. See also `drawBuffers`.
`gl.DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLFramebuffer` or `null`	`null` corresponds to a binding to the default framebuffer. See also `bindFramebuffer`.
`gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER_DERIVATIVE_HINT`	`GLenum`	`gl.FASTEST`, `gl.NICEST` or `gl.DONT_CARE`. See also `hint`.
`gl.MAX_3D_TEXTURE_SIZE`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_ARRAY_TEXTURE_LAYERS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_CLIENT_WAIT_TIMEOUT_WEBGL`	`GLint64`
`gl.MAX_COLOR_ATTACHMENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_COMBINED_FRAGMENT_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS`	`GLint64`
`gl.MAX_COMBINED_UNIFORM_BLOCKS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_COMBINED_VERTEX_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS`	`GLint64`
`gl.MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_ELEMENT_INDEX`	`GLint64`
`gl.MAX_ELEMENTS_INDICES`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_ELEMENTS_VERTICES`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_FRAGMENT_INPUT_COMPONENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_FRAGMENT_UNIFORM_BLOCKS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_FRAGMENT_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_PROGRAM_TEXEL_OFFSET`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_SAMPLES`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_SERVER_WAIT_TIMEOUT`	`GLint64`
`gl.MAX_TEXTURE_LOD_BIAS`	`GLfloat`
`gl.MAX_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_INTERLEAVED_COMPONENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_SEPARATE_ATTRIBS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_SEPARATE_COMPONENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_UNIFORM_BLOCK_SIZE`	`GLint64`
`gl.MAX_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BINDINGS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VARYING_COMPONENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VERTEX_OUTPUT_COMPONENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VERTEX_UNIFORM_BLOCKS`	`GLint`
`gl.MAX_VERTEX_UNIFORM_COMPONENTS`	`GLint`
`gl.MIN_PROGRAM_TEXEL_OFFSET`	`GLint`
`gl.PACK_ROW_LENGTH`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.PACK_SKIP_PIXELS`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.PACK_SKIP_ROWS`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.PIXEL_PACK_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer` or `null`	See `bindBuffer`.
`gl.PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer` or `null`	See `bindBuffer`.
`gl.RASTERIZER_DISCARD`	`GLboolean`
`gl.READ_BUFFER`	`GLenum`
`gl.READ_FRAMEBUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLFramebuffer` or `null`	`null` corresponds to a binding to the default framebuffer. See also `bindFramebuffer`.
`gl.SAMPLE_ALPHA_TO_COVERAGE`	`GLboolean`
`gl.SAMPLE_COVERAGE`	`GLboolean`
`gl.SAMPLER_BINDING`	`WebGLSampler` or `null`	See `bindSampler`.
`gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_2D_ARRAY`	`WebGLTexture` or `null`	See `bindTexture`.
`gl.TEXTURE_BINDING_3D`	`WebGLTexture` or `null`	See `bindTexture`.
`gl.TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_ACTIVE`	`GLboolean`
`gl.TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_BINDING`	`WebGLTransformFeedback` or `null`	See `bindTransformFeedback`.
`gl.TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer` or `null`	See `bindBuffer`.
`gl.TRANSFORM_FEEDBACK_PAUSED`	`GLboolean`
`gl.UNIFORM_BUFFER_BINDING`	`WebGLBuffer` or `null`	See `bindBuffer`.
`gl.UNIFORM_BUFFER_OFFSET_ALIGNMENT`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.UNPACK_IMAGE_HEIGHT`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.UNPACK_SKIP_IMAGES`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.UNPACK_SKIP_PIXELS`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.UNPACK_SKIP_ROWS`	`GLint`	See `pixelStorei`.
`gl.VERTEX_ARRAY_BINDING`	`WebGLVertexArrayObject` or `null`	See `bindVertexArray`.

WebGL extensions

You can query the following pname parameters when using WebGL extensions:

Constant	Returned type	Extension	Description
`ext.MAX_TEXTURE_MAX_ANISOTROPY_EXT`	`GLfloat`	`EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic`	Maximum available anisotropy.
`ext.FRAGMENT_SHADER_DERIVATIVE_HINT_OES`	`GLenum`	`OES_standard_derivatives`	Accuracy of the derivative calculation for the GLSL built-in functions: `dFdx`, `dFdy`, and `fwidth`.
`ext.MAX_COLOR_ATTACHMENTS_WEBGL`	`GLint`	`WEBGL_draw_buffers`	The maximum number of framebuffer color attachment points.
`ext.MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS_WEBGL`	`GLint`	`WEBGL_draw_buffers`	The maximum number of draw buffers.
`ext.DRAW_BUFFER0_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER1_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER2_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER3_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER4_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER5_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER6_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER7_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER8_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER9_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER10_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER11_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER12_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER13_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER14_WEBGL ext.DRAW_BUFFER15_WEBGL`	`GLenum`	`WEBGL_draw_buffers`	Drawing buffers.
`ext.VERTEX_ARRAY_BINDING_OES`	`WebGLVertexArrayObjectOES`	`OES_vertex_array_object`	Bound vertex array object (VAO).
`ext.TIMESTAMP_EXT`	`GLuint64EXT`	`EXT_disjoint_timer_query`	The current time.
`ext.GPU_DISJOINT_EXT`	`GLboolean`	`EXT_disjoint_timer_query`	Returns whether or not the GPU performed any disjoint operation.
`ext.MAX_VIEWS_OVR`	`GLint`	`OVR_multiview2`	Maximum number of views.

Examples

gl.getParameter(gl.DITHER);
gl.getParameter(gl.VERSION);
gl.getParameter(gl.VIEWPORT);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebGL 1.0 The definition of 'getParameter' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.
WebGL 2.0 The definition of 'getParameter' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Adds additional parameter names.
OpenGL ES 2.0 The definition of 'glGet' in that specification.	Standard	Man page of the (similar) OpenGL API.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`getParameter`	Chrome Full support 9	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 4	IE Full support 11	Opera Full support 12	Safari Full support 5.1	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support 25	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support 12	Safari iOS Full support 8	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

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