MediaRecorder.state

The MediaRecorder.state read-only property returns the current state of the current MediaRecorder object.

Syntax

JavaScript
var state = MediaRecorder.state

Values

A AnimationPlayState object containing one of the following values:

Enumeration Description
inactive Recording is not occuring — it has either not been started yet, or it has been started and then stopped.
recording Recording has been started and the UA is capturing data.
paused Recording has been started, then paused, but not yet stopped or resumed.

Example

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...

  record.onclick = function() {
    mediaRecorder.start();
    console.log(mediaRecorder.state);
    // Will return "recording"
    console.log("recorder started");
  }

...

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
MediaStream Recording
The definition of 'MediaRecorder.state' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 47[2] 25.0 (25.0) Not supported Not supported Not supported
Feature Android Android Webview Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support Not supported Not supported 25.0 (25.0) 1.3[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported

[1] The intial Firefox OS implementation only supported audio recording.

[2] To try this feature on Chrome, enable Experimental Web Platform features from chrome://flags . Currently only video is supported, not audio.

See also

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/mediarecorder/state

API Media Recorder API MediaRecording Property Reference state