Video readyState attribute

HTML DOM Video Object

Definition and usage

readyState The property returns the current ready state of the video.

The ready state indicates whether the video can be played.

Note:This property is read-only.

Example

Get the current ready state of the video:

var x = document.getElementById("myVideo").readyState;
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;

Try it yourself

Syntax

videoObject.readyState

Return value

Type Description
Number

Indicates the ready state of the video element:

  • 0 = HAVE_NOTHING - No information about whether the video is ready
  • 1 = HAVE_METADATA - The video metadata is ready
  • 2 = HAVE_CURRENT_DATA - Data at the current playback position is available, but there is not enough data to play the next frame/millisecond
  • 3 = HAVE_FUTURE_DATA - Current and at least the next frame of data is available
  • 4 = HAVE_ENOUGH_DATA - There is enough available data to start playback

Browser Support

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HTML DOM Video Object