Web/API/RTCDataChannel/maxPacketLifeTime

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

The read-only RTCDataChannel property maxPacketLifeTime returns the amount of time, in milliseconds, the browser is allowed to take to attempt to transmit a message, as set when the data channel was created, or null. This limits how long the browser can continue to attempt to transmit and retransmit the message before giving up.

Syntax

var lifetime = aDataChannel.maxPacketLifeTime;

Value

The number of milliseconds over which the browser may continue to attempt to transmit the message until it either succeeds or gives up. If not set when RTCPeerConnection.createDataChannel() was called to create the data channel, this value is null.

Example

// TBD

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between BrowsersThe definition of 'RTCDataChannel.maxPacketLifeTime' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial specification.

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
`maxPacketLifeTime` Experimental'	Chrome Full support 56	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox Full support 62	IE No support No	Opera Full support 43	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 56	Chrome Android Full support 56	Firefox Android Full support 62	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.