MediaMetadata
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
The MediaMetadata
interface of the Media Session API allows a web page to provide rich media metadata for display in a platform UI.
Constructor
MediaMetadata()
-
Creates a new
MediaMetaData
object.
Instance properties
MediaMetadata.album
-
Returns or sets the name of the album or collection containing the media to be played.
MediaMetadata.artist
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Returns or sets the name of the artist, group, creator, etc. of the media to be played.
MediaMetadata.artwork
-
Returns or sets an array of images associated with playing media.
MediaMetadata.chapterInfo
Read only Experimental-
Returns an array of chapter information metadata associated with playing media, represented by
ChapterInformation
object instances. MediaMetadata.title
-
Returns or sets the title of the media to be played.
Examples
The following example checks for browser compatibility and sets the current metadata for the media session.
if ("mediaSession" in navigator) {
navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new MediaMetadata({
title: "Unforgettable",
artist: "Nat King Cole",
album: "The Ultimate Collection (Remastered)",
artwork: [
{
src: "https://dummyimage.com/96x96",
sizes: "96x96",
type: "image/png",
},
{
src: "https://dummyimage.com/128x128",
sizes: "128x128",
type: "image/png",
},
{
src: "https://dummyimage.com/192x192",
sizes: "192x192",
type: "image/png",
},
{
src: "https://dummyimage.com/256x256",
sizes: "256x256",
type: "image/png",
},
{
src: "https://dummyimage.com/384x384",
sizes: "384x384",
type: "image/png",
},
{
src: "https://dummyimage.com/512x512",
sizes: "512x512",
type: "image/png",
},
],
});
}
Specifications
Specification |
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Media Session # the-mediametadata-interface |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser