CaptureController: decreaseZoomLevel() method

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The CaptureController interface's decreaseZoomLevel() method decreases the captured display surface's zoom level by one increment.

The decreaseZoomLevel() method must be invoked via transient activation. In addition, the user is asked for permission to share tabs when screen capture is first attempted; if the user denies permission the zoom level cannot be changed even with transient activation.

Syntax

js
decreaseZoomLevel()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that fulfills with undefined.

Exceptions

InvalidStateError DOMException

Thrown when:

  • The captured display surface is already at its minimum supported zoom level.
  • An attempt is made to invoke decreaseZoomLevel() without transient activation.
NotAllowedError DOMException

Thrown when:

Examples

Basic decreaseZoomLevel() usage

The following snippet adds an event listener to a button so that when it is clicked, the decreaseZoom() function is called. This in turn calls the decreaseZoomLevel() method, zooming the captured surface out.

js
// Create controller and start capture
const controller = new CaptureController();
videoElem.srcObject = await navigator.mediaDevices.getDisplayMedia({
  controller,
});

// ...

decBtn.addEventListener("click", decreaseZoom);

async function decreaseZoom() {
  try {
    await controller.decreaseZoomLevel();
  } catch (e) {
    console.log(e);
  }
}

It is generally a best practice to call decreaseZoomLevel() from within a try...catch block because the zoom level could be changed asynchronously by an entity other than the application, which might lead to an error being thrown. For example, the user might directly interact with the captured surface to zoom in or out.

See Using the Captured Surface Control API for a full working example.

Specifications

Specification
Captured Surface Control
# dom-capturecontroller-decreasezoomlevel

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
decreaseZoomLevel
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 136 (Release date: 2025-04-29)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 136 (Release date: 2025-05-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 121 (Release date: 2025-08-27)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

See also