Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/readyState

The HTMLMediaElement.readyState property indicates the readiness state of the media.

Syntax

var readyState = audioOrVideo.readyState;

Value

An unsigned short. Possible values are:

Constant	Value	Description
`HAVE_NOTHING`	0	No information is available about the media resource.
`HAVE_METADATA`	1	Enough of the media resource has been retrieved that the metadata attributes are initialized. Seeking will no longer raise an exception.
`HAVE_CURRENT_DATA`	2	Data is available for the current playback position, but not enough to actually play more than one frame.
`HAVE_FUTURE_DATA`	3	Data for the current playback position as well as for at least a little bit of time into the future is available (in other words, at least two frames of video, for example).
`HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA`	4	Enough data is available—and the download rate is high enough—that the media can be played through to the end without interruption.

Examples

This example will listen for audio data to be loaded for the element `example`. It will then check if at least the current playback position has been loaded. If it has, the audio will play.

<audio id="example" preload="auto">
 <source src="sound.ogg" type="audio/ogg" />
</audio>

var obj = document.getElementById('example');

obj.addEventListener('loadeddata', function() {

  if(obj.readyState >= 2) {
    obj.play();
  }

});

Specifications

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