Web/API/MediaRecorder/stop

The MediaRecorder.stop() method (part of the MediaRecorder API) is used to stop media capture.

When the stop() method is invoked, the UA queues a task that runs the following steps:

If MediaRecorder.state is "inactive", raise a DOM InvalidState error and terminate these steps. If the MediaRecorder.state is not "inactive", continue on to the next step.
Set the MediaRecorder.state to "inactive" and stop capturing media.
Raise a dataavailable event containing the Blob of data that has been gathered.
Raise a stop event.

Syntax

 MediaRecorder.stop()

Errors

An InvalidState error is raised if the stop() method is called while the MediaRecorder object’s MediaRecorder.state is "inactive" — it makes no sense to stop media capture if it is already stopped.

Example

...

  stop.onclick = function() {
    mediaRecorder.stop();
    console.log("recorder stopped, data available");
  }

...

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
MediaStream RecordingThe definition of 'MediaRecorder.stop()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

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
`stop`	Chrome Full support 49	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 25	IE No support No	Opera Full support 36	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 49	Chrome Android Full support 49	Firefox Android Full support 25	Opera Android Full support 36	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support