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HTML Audio/Video DOM loadedmetadata Event

❮ HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference

Example

Alert when metadata for the video is loaded:

var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onloadedmetadata = function() {
    alert("Metadata for video loaded");
};
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More "Try it Yourself" examples below.


Definition and Usage

The loadedmetadata event occurs when metadata for the specified audio/video has been loaded.

Metadata for audio/video consists of: duration, dimensions (video only) and text tracks.

During the loading process of an audio/video, the following events occur, in this order:

  1. loadstart
  2. durationchange
  3. loadedmetadata
  4. loadeddata
  5. progress
  6. canplay
  7. canplaythrough

Browser Support

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

Event
loadedmetadata Yes 9.0 Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

In HTML:

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

In JavaScript:

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

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

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

Technical Details

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

More Examples

Example

Alert when metadata for the audio is loaded:

var aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onloadedmetadata = function() {
    alert("Metadata for audio loaded");
};
Try it Yourself »

❮ HTML Audio/Video DOM Reference