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 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
HTML Standard (HTML) # dom-mediaerror-code-dev

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`code`	1	12	3.5	9	≤12.1	3.1	≤37	18	4	≤12.1	2	1.0