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MediaError.code

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 MediaError.message.

Syntax

var myError = mediaError.code;

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`) has been found to be unsuitable.

Example

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 simply outputs a message

var obj = document.createElement('video');
obj.onerror = function() {console.log("Error with media: " + obj.error.code);}
obj.src="https://example.com/blahblah.mp4";

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'MediaError.code' in that specification.	Living Standard	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	12	3.5	9	Yes	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes