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MediaKeySystemAccess: getConfiguration() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since ⁨March 2019⁩.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The getConfiguration() method of the MediaKeySystemAccess interface returns an object with the supported combination of the following configuration options:

initDataTypes Read only: Returns a list of supported initialization data type names. An initialization data type is a string indicating the format of the initialization data.
audioCapabilities Read only: Returns a list of supported audio type and capability pairs.
videoCapabilities Read only: Returns a list of supported video type and capability pairs.
distinctiveIdentifier Read only: Indicates whether a persistent distinctive identifier is required.
persistentState Read only: Indicates whether the ability to persist state is required.

Syntax

getConfiguration()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An object.

Specifications

Specification
Encrypted Media Extensions> # dom-mediakeysystemaccess-getconfiguration>

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`getConfiguration`	42	13	43 Before Firefox 50, the returned object has neither a `distinctiveIdentifier` nor a `persistentState` property.	29	12.1	42	43 Before Firefox for Android 50, the returned object has neither a `distinctiveIdentifier` nor a `persistentState` property.	29	12.2	4.0	43	12.2

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaKeySystemAccess/getConfiguration