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##  Syntax

http

    
    
    Permissions-Policy: accelerometer=<allowlist>;
    

` <allowlist> `

    

A list of origins for which permission is granted to use the feature. See [ `
Permissions-Policy ` > Syntax ](/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Permissions-
Policy#syntax) for more details.

##  Default policy

The default allowlist for ` accelerometer ` is: ` self ` .

##  Specifications

Specification  
---  
[ Generic Sensor API  
#  permissions-policy  ](https://w3c.github.io/sensors/#permissions-policy)  
  
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##  See also

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  * [ Permissions Policy ](/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Permissions_Policy)

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