HTMLMediaElement: canplay event

The canplay event is fired when the user agent can play the media, but estimates that not enough data has been loaded to play the media up to its end without having to stop for further buffering of content.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("canplay", (event) => { })

oncanplay = (event) => { }

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's canplay event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.

Using addEventListener():

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.addEventListener("canplay", (event) => {
  console.log("Video can start, but not sure it will play through.");
});

Using the oncanplay event handler property:

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.oncanplay = (event) => {
  console.log("Video can start, but not sure it will play through.");
};

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Related Events

• The HTMLMediaElement playing event
• The HTMLMediaElement waiting event
• The HTMLMediaElement seeking event
• The HTMLMediaElement seeked event
• The HTMLMediaElement ended event
• The HTMLMediaElement loadedmetadata event
• The HTMLMediaElement loadeddata event
• The HTMLMediaElement canplaythrough event
• The HTMLMediaElement durationchange event
• The HTMLMediaElement timeupdate event
• The HTMLMediaElement play event
• The HTMLMediaElement pause event
• The HTMLMediaElement ratechange event
• The HTMLMediaElement volumechange event
• The HTMLMediaElement suspend event
• The HTMLMediaElement emptied event
• The HTMLMediaElement stalled event

See also

• HTMLAudioElement
• HTMLVideoElement
• <audio>
• <video>