MediaRecorder.state

The MediaRecorder.state read-only property returns the current state of the current MediaRecorder object.

Syntax

var state = MediaRecorder.state

Values

A AnimationPlayState object containing one of the following values:

Enumeration	Description
`inactive`	Recording is not occuring — it has either not been started yet, or it has been started and then stopped.
`recording`	Recording has been started and the UA is capturing data.
`paused`	Recording has been started, then paused, but not yet stopped or resumed.

Example

...

  record.onclick = function() {
    mediaRecorder.start();
    console.log(mediaRecorder.state);
    // Will return "recording"
    console.log("recorder started");
  }

...

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
MediaStream Recording The definition of 'MediaRecorder.state' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Feature	Chrome	Firefox (Gecko)	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari (WebKit)
Basic support	47^[2]	25.0 (25.0)	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported

Feature	Android	Android Webview	Firefox Mobile (Gecko)	Firefox OS	IE Phone	Opera Mobile	Safari Mobile	Chrome for Android
Basic support	Not supported	Not supported	25.0 (25.0)	1.3^[1]	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported	Not supported

[1] The intial Firefox OS implementation only supported audio recording.

[2] To try this feature on Chrome, enable Experimental Web Platform features from chrome://flags . Currently only video is supported, not audio.