HTMLMediaElement: encrypted event

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since March 2019.

The encrypted event is fired when initialization data is found in the media that indicates it is encrypted.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

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

js
addEventListener("encrypted", (event) => { })

onencrypted = (event) => { }

Event type

A MediaEncryptedEvent. Inherits from Event.

Event MediaEncryptedEvent

Event properties

MediaEncryptedEvent.initDataType Read only

Returns a case-sensitive string with the type of the format of the initialization data found.

MediaEncryptedEvent.initData Read only

Returns an ArrayBuffer containing the initialization data found. If there is no initialization data associated with the format, it returns null.

Specifications

Specification
Encrypted Media Extensions
# dom-htmlmediaelement-onencrypted

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
encrypted event
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 42 (Release date: 2015-04-14)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 13 (Release date: 2015-11-12)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 12.1 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 42 (Release date: 2015-04-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 38 (Release date: 2015-05-12)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 29 (Release date: 2015-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 4 (Release date: 2016-03-11)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 42 (Release date: 2015-04-15)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 12.2 (Release date: 2019-03-25)
footnote Full support

Legend

Tip: you can click/tap on a cell for more information.

Full support
Full support

See also