# SDL_hid_close Close a HID device. ## Header File Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h) ## Syntax ```c int SDL_hid_close(SDL_hid_device *dev); ``` ## Function Parameters | | | | | ---------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | [SDL_hid_device](SDL_hid_device) * | **dev** | a device handle returned from [SDL_hid_open](SDL_hid_open)(). | ## Return Value (int) Returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.2.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryHIDAPI](CategoryHIDAPI)