MediaMetadata
Limited availability
This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
TheMediaMetadata interface of theMedia Session API allows a web page to provide rich media metadata for display in a platform UI.
Constructor
MediaMetadata()Creates a new
MediaMetaDataobject.
Instance properties
MediaMetadata.albumReturns or sets the name of the album or collection containing the media to be played.
MediaMetadata.artistReturns or sets the name of the artist, group, creator, etc. of the media to be played.
MediaMetadata.artworkReturns or sets an array of images associated with playing media.
MediaMetadata.chapterInfoRead onlyExperimentalReturns an array of chapter information metadata associated with playing media, represented by
ChapterInformationobject instances.MediaMetadata.titleReturns 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
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| Media Session # the-mediametadata-interface |