Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/error

The HTMLMediaElement.error is the MediaError object for the most recent error, or null if there has not been an error. When an error event is received by the element, you can determine details about what happened by examining this object.

Syntax

var myError = HTMLMediaElement.error;

Value

A MediaError object describing the most recent error to occur on the media element or null if no errors have occurred.

Example

This example establishes a video element and adds an error handler to it; the error handler simply logs the details to console.

var videoElement = document.createElement('video');
videoElement.onerror = function() {
  console.log("Error " + videoElement.error.code + "; details: " + videoElement.error.message);
}
videoElement.src = "https://example.com/bogusvideo.mp4";

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.error' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement.error' in that specification.	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`error`	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 3.5	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android Full support 43	Chrome Android Full support 43	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0

Legend

Full support: Full support