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nfc

NFC plugin for Cordova and Ionic. The NFC plugin allows you to read and write NFC tags. You can also beam to, and receive from, other NFC enabled devices.…

latest: v9.6.0 · npm: @awesome-cordova-plugins/nfc

Install

npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/nfc
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-nfc

Migrating to Capacitor?

No 1:1 official equivalent was found for this plugin. Check the Capgo community plugin directory or the official Capacitor plugin list for alternatives — many Cordova plugins also still work inside Capacitor via npx cap add.

NFC

The NFC plugin allows you to read and write NFC tags. You can also beam to, and receive from, other NFC enabled devices.

Use to - read data from NFC tags - write data to NFC tags - send data to other NFC enabled devices - receive data from NFC devices

This plugin uses NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format) for maximum compatibilty between NFC devices, tag types, and operating systems.

Installation

ionic cordova plugin add phonegap-nfc
npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/nfc

Plugin Repo: https://github.com/chariotsolutions/phonegap-nfc

Supported Platforms

Further Information