# Detect monitor connection type (VGA/DP)

**URL:** <https://discourse.glfw.org/t/detect-monitor-connection-type-vga-dp/1937>\
**Category:** support\
**Created:** [November 11, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/detect-monitor-connection-type-vga-dp/1937 "2021-11-11T12:43:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ShacharDev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.glfw.org/shachardev/32/542_2.png) [@ShacharDev](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/ShacharDev)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/detect-monitor-connection-type-vga-dp/1937/1 "2021-11-11T12:43:57Z")

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Is there a way to determine a monitor’s connection type other then using the information in the monitor name?

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**Author:** ![dougbinks](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.glfw.org/dougbinks/32/39_2.png) [@dougbinks](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/dougbinks)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/detect-monitor-connection-type-vga-dp/1937/2 "2021-11-11T13:03:53Z")

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Not via the GLFW API. Full documentation:  
[https://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/monitor\_guide.html](https://www.glfw.org/docs/latest/monitor_guide.html)