Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/seekable

The seekable read-only property of the HTMLMediaElement returns a TimeRanges object that contains the time ranges that the user is able to seek to, if any.

Syntax

var seekable = audioOrVideo.seekable;

Value

A TimeRanges object.

Examples

var video = document.querySelector("video");
var timeRangesObject = video.seekable;
var timeRanges = [];
//Go through the object and output an array
for (let count = 0; count < timeRangesObject.length; count ++) {
    timeRanges.push([timeRangesObject.start(count), timeRangesObject.end(count)]);
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'HTMLMediaElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLMediaElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.
Media Source ExtensionsThe definition of 'HTMLMediaElement extensions, like for seekable' in that specification.	Recommendation	Specifies a new algorithm for returning the seekable time range of a media element whose source is a MediaSource object.

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
seekable	Chrome Full support 43	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 8	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support ≤12.1	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 8	Opera Android Full support ≤12.1	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

See also

• The interface defining it, HTMLMediaElement.
• Media Source Extensions API
• Media buffering, seeking, and time ranges

HTMLMediaElement.seekable by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.