SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent interface of the Web Speech API represents error messages from the recognition service.

Event SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent

Instance properties

SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent also inherits properties from its parent interface, Event.

SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent.error Read only

Returns the type of error raised.

SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent.message Read only

Returns a message describing the error in more detail.

Examples

js
const recognition = new SpeechRecognition();

recognition.onerror = (event) => {
  console.log(`Speech recognition error detected: ${event.error}`);
  console.log(`Additional information: ${event.message}`);
};

Specifications

Specification
Web Speech API
# speechrecognitionerrorevent

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent
SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent() constructor
Experimental
error
message

See also