# SDL_hid_get_properties Get the properties associated with an [SDL_hid_device](SDL_hid_device). ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_hidapi.h) ## Syntax ```c SDL_PropertiesID SDL_hid_get_properties(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 ([SDL_PropertiesID](SDL_PropertiesID)) Returns a valid property ID on success or 0 on failure; call [SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information. ## Remarks The following read-only properties are provided by SDL: - [`SDL_PROP_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_DEVICE_HANDLE_POINTER`](SDL_PROP_HIDAPI_LIBUSB_DEVICE_HANDLE_POINTER): the libusb_device_handle associated with the device, if it was opened using libusb. ## Version This function is available since SDL 3.4.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryHIDAPI](CategoryHIDAPI)