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title: WlanInformationElement type | Wartiva GraphQL API
description: WlanInformationElement represents a 802.11 information elements (IE) recognized and parsed if available. See 802.11-2016.pdf p. 474.
url: https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/wlan-information-element.html
updated: 2026-10-07
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Networks, devices, and sensors · GraphQL type

# `WlanInformationElement` type

WlanInformationElement represents a 802.11 information elements (IE) recognized and parsed if available. See 802.11-2016.pdf p. 474.

## Fields

| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
| `elementId` - [`WlanInformationElementId!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/wlan-information-element-id.html) | Id of the 802.11 information elements (IE). See 802.11-2016.pdf p. 474. |
| `length` - [`Int!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/int.html) | Length of the element in bytes. |
| `frameRawInfoElementOffset` - [`Int!`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/int.html) | The byte offset of the in WlanAccessPoint.frameRawInfoElements binary. |
| `attributes` - [`WlanInformationElementAttributes`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/wlan-information-element-attributes.html) | The decoded information element if available. |

## Used by

- [`WlanAccessPoint`](https://wartiva.com/api-docs/types/wlan-access-point.html) type: A Wi-Fi access point radio, identified by the network name (SSID) it broadcasts and its BSSID, as heard by managed endpoints scanning for nearby…

## Example

### Example

```json
{
  "elementId": "SSID_0",
  "length": 987,
  "frameRawInfoElementOffset": 123,
  "attributes": WlanInformationElementAttributesWifiProtectedSetup
}

```

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