Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/waiting event

The waiting event is fired when playback has stopped because of a temporary lack of data.

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	`Event`
Target	Element
Default Action	None
Event handler property	`GlobalEventHandlers.onwaiting`
Specification	HTML5 media

Examples

These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's waiting event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.

Using addEventListener():

const video = document.querySelector('video');

video.addEventListener('waiting', (event) => {
  console.log('Video is waiting for more data.');
});

Using the onwaiting event handler property:

const video = document.querySelector('video');

video.onwaiting = (event) => {
  console.log('Video is waiting for more data.');
};

Specifications

Specification	Status
HTML Living StandardThe definition of 'waiting media event' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5The definition of 'waiting media event' 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
`waiting` event	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support Yes	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support Yes	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

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Full support: Full support

Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/waiting event

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Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibility

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Related Events

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