Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/error event

The error event is fired when the resource could not be loaded due to an error (for example, a network connectivity problem).

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	Event
Event handler property	onerror

Examples

const video = document.querySelector('video');
const videoSrc = 'https://path/to/video.webm';

video.addEventListener('error', () => {
  console.error(`Error loading: ${videoSrc}`);
});

video.setAttribute('src', videoSrc);

Specifications

Specification	Status
HTML Living Standard	Living Standard
HTML5	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 event	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support Yes	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See also

• HTMLAudioElement
• HTMLVideoElement
• <audio>
• <video>

HTMLMediaElement: error event by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.