HTML Audio/Video DOM ended Event

Alert that the audio has ended:

var aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onended = function() {
alert("The audio has ended");
};

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

The ended event occurs when the audio/video has reached the end.

This event is useful for messages like "thanks for listening", "thanks for watching", etc.

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.

Event
ended	Yes	9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

In HTML:

<audio|video onended="myScript">Try it

In JavaScript:

audio|video.onended=function(){myScript};Try it

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

audio|video.addEventListener("ended", myScript);Try it

Supported HTML tags:	<audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript objects:	Audio, Video

Alert that the video has ended:

var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onended = function() {
alert("The video has ended");
};