Web/API/MediaMetadata

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The MediaMetadata interface of the the Media Session API allows a web page to provide rich media metadata for display in a platform UI.

Constructor

MediaMetadata.MediaMetadata()

Creates a new MediaMetaData object.

Properties

MediaMetadata.title

Returns or sets the title of the media to be played.

MediaMetadata.artist

Returns or sets the name of the artist, group, creator, etc. of the media to be played.

MediaMetadata.album

Returns or sets the name of the album or collection containing the media to be played.

MediaMetadata.artwork

Returns or sets an array of images associated with playing media. 

Examples

The following example checks for browser compatibility and sets the current metadata for the media session.

if ('mediaSession' in navigator) {
  navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new MediaMetadata({
    title: 'Unforgettable',
    artist: 'Nat King Cole',
    album: 'The Ultimate Collection (Remastered)',
    artwork: [
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/96x96',   sizes: '96x96',   type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/128x128', sizes: '128x128', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/192x192', sizes: '192x192', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/256x256', sizes: '256x256', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/384x384', sizes: '384x384', type: 'image/png' },
      { src: 'https://dummyimage.com/512x512', sizes: '512x512', type: 'image/png' },
    ]
  });

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Media Session StandardThe definition of 'MediaMetaData' in that specification.	Draft	Initial definition.

Browser Compatibility

The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	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
MediaMetadata Experimental'	Chrome Full support 57	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 71 Disabled' Full support 71 Disabled' Disabled' From version 71: this feature is behind the dom.media.mediasession.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
MediaMetadata() constructor Experimental'	Chrome Full support 57	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 71	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
album Experimental'	Chrome Full support 57	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 71	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
artist Experimental'	Chrome Full support 57	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 71	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
artwork Experimental'	Chrome Full support 57	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 71	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0
title Experimental'	Chrome Full support 57	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 71	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android Full support 57	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0

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Full support

No support  

No support

Compatibility unknown  

Compatibility unknown

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.'

Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

User must explicitly enable this feature.'

User must explicitly enable this feature.

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