MediaError: code property

The read-only property MediaError.code returns a numeric value which represents the kind of error that occurred on a media element. To get a text string with specific diagnostic information, see message.

Value

A numeric value indicating the general type of error which occurred. The possible values are described below, in Media error code constants.

Media error code constants

Name	Value	Description
MEDIA_ERR_ABORTED	1	The fetching of the associated resource was aborted by the user's request.
MEDIA_ERR_NETWORK	2	Some kind of network error occurred which prevented the media from being successfully fetched, despite having previously been available.
MEDIA_ERR_DECODE	3	Despite having previously been determined to be usable, an error occurred while trying to decode the media resource, resulting in an error.
MEDIA_ERR_SRC_NOT_SUPPORTED	4	The associated resource or media provider object (such as a [`MediaStream`](/firefox/mdn/api/mediastream/)) has been found to be unsuitable.

Examples

This example creates a <video> element, establishes an error handler for it, and then sets the element’s src attribute to the video resource to present in the element. The error handler outputs a message

const obj = document.createElement("video");
obj.onerror = () => {
  console.error(`Error with media: ${obj.error.code}`);
};
obj.src = "https://example.com/blahblah.mp4";

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• MediaError: Interface used to define the MediaError.code property