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MIDI APIs now use NotAllowedError instead of SecurityError #41956

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion files/en-us/web/api/navigator/requestmidiaccess/index.md
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Expand Up @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ A {{jsxref('Promise')}} that resolves with a [`MIDIAccess`](/en-US/docs/Web/API/
- : Thrown if the underlying system raises any errors.
- `NotSupportedError` {{domxref("DOMException")}}
- : Thrown if the feature or options are not supported by the system.
- `SecurityError` {{domxref("DOMException")}}
- `NotAllowedError` {{domxref("DOMException")}}
- : Thrown if the user or system denies the application from creating a [MIDIAccess](/en-US/docs/Web/API/MIDIAccess) object with the requested options, or if the document is not allowed to use the feature (for example, because of a [Permission Policy](/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Permissions_Policy), or because the user previously denied a permission request).

## Security requirements
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion files/en-us/web/http/reference/headers/permissions-policy/midi/index.md
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The HTTP {{HTTPHeader("Permissions-Policy")}} header `midi` directive controls whether the current document is allowed to use the [Web MIDI API](/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_MIDI_API).

Specifically, where a defined policy blocks use of this feature, {{domxref("Navigator.requestMIDIAccess()")}} calls will return a {{jsxref("Promise")}} that rejects with a {{domxref("DOMException")}} of type `SecurityError`.
Specifically, where a defined policy blocks use of this feature, {{domxref("Navigator.requestMIDIAccess()")}} calls will return a {{jsxref("Promise")}} that rejects with a {{domxref("DOMException")}} of type `NotAllowedError`.

## Syntax

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