Theerror event of theWeb Speech APISpeechRecognition object is fired when a speech recognition error occurs.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods likeaddEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("error", (event) => { })onerror = (event) => { }

Event type

ASpeechRecognitionErrorEvent. Inherits fromEvent.

Event properties

In addition to the properties listed below, properties from the parent interface,Event, are available.

SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent.errorRead only

Returns the type of error raised.

SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent.messageRead only

Returns a message describing the error in more detail.

Examples

You can use theerror event in anaddEventListener method:

const recognition = new (SpeechRecognition || webkitSpeechRecognition)();recognition.addEventListener("error", (event) => {  console.error(`Speech recognition error detected: ${event.error}`);});

Or use theonerror event handler property:

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

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Web Speech API