Web/API/RTCRtpTransceiver/stop

The stop() method in the RTCRtpTransceiver interface permanently stops the transceiver by stopping both the associated RTCRtpSender and RTCRtpReceiver.

Note: Until recently, the stopped property was provided to return true if the connection is stopped. That property has been deprecated and will be removed at some point. Instead, check the value of currentDirection. If it's stopped, the transceiver has been stopped.

This method does nothing if the transceiver is already stopped.

Syntax

RTCRtpTransceiver.stop()

Paramters

None.

Return value

undefined

Exceptions

InvalidStateError: The RTCPeerConnection of which the transceiver is a member is closed.

Usage notes

When you call stop() on a transceiver, the sender immediately stops sending media and each of its RTP streams are closed using the RTCP "BYE" message. The receiver then stops receiving media; the receiver's track is stopped, and the transceiver's direction is changed to stopped, and renegotiation is triggered by sending a negotiationneeded event to the RTCPeerConnection.

The negotiation process causes currentNegotiation to be set to stopped, finally indicating that the transceiver has been fully stopped.

Note: Stopping the transceiver causes a negotiationneeded event to be sent to the transceiver's RTCPeerConnection, so the connection can adapt to the change.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between BrowsersThe definition of 'RTCRtpTransceiver.stop()' in that specification.	Candidate 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
`stop()`	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 59	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 59	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

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No support: No support