{"json_modified": "2016-04-21T05:33:15.158975", "uuid": "ad2b0ac4-242e-4894-a734-29e69f6b01ab", "title": "play()", "url": "/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/play", "tags": ["API", "Reference", "audio", "Audio", "Method", "Media", "HTMLMediaElement"], "translations": [], "modified": "2016-04-21T05:33:15", "label": "play()", "localization_tags": [], "locale": "en-US", "id": 181396, "last_edit": "2016-04-21T05:33:10", "summary": "The <strong><code>HTMLMediaElement.play()</code></strong> method attempts to begin playback of the media and returns a <a href=\"/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise\" title=\"The Promise object is used for deferred and asynchronous computations. A Promise represents an operation that hasn't completed yet, but is expected in the future.\"><code>Promise</code></a> which is fulfilled when the playback has been successfully started, and which is rejected if playback fails to begin for any reason (such as permission issues or other problems).", "sections": [{"id": "Quick_Links", "title": null}, {"id": "Syntax", "title": "Syntax"}, {"id": "Parameters", "title": "Parameters"}, {"id": "Return_value", "title": "Return value"}, {"id": "Exceptions", "title": "Exceptions"}, {"id": "Specifications", "title": "Specifications"}, {"id": "Browser_compatibility", "title": "Browser compatibility"}], "slug": "Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/play", "review_tags": ["technical"]}