MediaRecorder: state property

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

Value

A string containing one of the following values:

inactive

Recording is not occurring — it has either not been started yet, or it has been started and then stopped.

recording

Recording has been started and the user agent is capturing data.

paused

Recording has been started, then paused, but not yet stopped or resumed.

Examples

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

Specifications

Specification
MediaStream Recording
# dom-mediarecorder-state

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
state

See also