MediaMetadata

The MediaMetadata interface of the Media Session API allows a web page to provide rich media metadata for display in a platform UI.

Constructor

• MediaMetadata()
  • : Creates a new MediaMetaData object.

Instance properties

• album
  • : Returns or sets the name of the album or collection containing the media to be played.
• artist
  • : Returns or sets the name of the artist, group, creator, etc. of the media to be played.
• artwork
  • : Returns or sets an array of images associated with playing media.
• chapterInfo Read only Experimental
  • : Returns an array of chapter information metadata associated with playing media, represented by ChapterInformation object instances.
• title
  • : Returns or sets the title of the media to be played.

Examples

The following example checks for browser compatibility and sets the current metadata for the media session.

if ("mediaSession" in navigator) {
  navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new MediaMetadata({
    title: "Unforgettable",
    artist: "Nat King Cole",
    album: "The Ultimate Collection (Remastered)",
    artwork: [
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/96x96",
        sizes: "96x96",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/128x128",
        sizes: "128x128",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/192x192",
        sizes: "192x192",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/256x256",
        sizes: "256x256",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/384x384",
        sizes: "384x384",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/512x512",
        sizes: "512x512",
        type: "image/png",
      },
    ],
  });
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility