HTML Audio/Video DOM playingEvents

Example

Popup message when playing video:

var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onplaying = function() {
alert("The video is now playing");
};

This article contains more examples at the bottom.

The playing event is fired when the audio/video is ready after having been paused or stopped due to buffering.

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that supports the event.

Events
playing	Yes	9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

In HTML:

<audio|video onplaying="myScript">Try it Yourself

In JavaScript:

audio|video.onplaying=function(){myScript};Try it Yourself

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

audio|video.addEventListener("playing", myScript);Try it Yourself

Note:Internet Explorer 8 and earlier IE versions are not supportedaddEventListener()method.

Technical Details

Supported HTML tags:	<audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript objects:	Audio, Video

Popup message when playing audio:

var aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onplaying = function() {
alert("The audio is now playing");
};