HTMLMediaElement.canPlayType() - Web APIs | MDN
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HTMLMediaElement.canPlayType()
The HTMLMediaElement method
canPlayType() reports how likely it is that the current
browser will be able to play media of a given MIME type.
Note: This feature is not available in Web Workers.
Syntax
canPlayResponse = audioOrVideo.canPlayType(mediaType);
Parameters
mediaType
A DOMString containing the MIME type of the media.
Return value
A DOMString indicating how likely it is that the media can be played.
The string will be one of the following values:
probably
Media of the type indicated by the mediaType parameter is probably
playable on this device.
maybe
Not enough information is available to determine for sure whether or not the media will play until playback is actually attempted.
"" (empty string)
Media of the given type definitely can't be played on the current device.
Example
var obj = document.createElement('video');
console.log(obj.canPlayType('video/mp4')); // "maybe"
Specifications
SpecificationHTML Standard# dom-navigator-canplaytype-dev
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubdesktopmobileChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariWebView AndroidChrome AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung InternetcanPlayType()Legend
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