MediaSource: removeSourceBuffer() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

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Note: This feature is available in Dedicated Web Workers.

The removeSourceBuffer() method of the MediaSource interface removes the given SourceBuffer from the SourceBufferList associated with this MediaSource object.

Syntax

removeSourceBuffer(sourceBuffer)

Parameters

sourceBuffer: The SourceBuffer object to be removed.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

NotFoundError DOMException: Thrown if the supplied sourceBuffer doesn't exist in MediaSource.sourceBuffers.

Examples

for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
  const sourceBuffer = mediaSource.addSourceBuffer(mimeCodec);
}

mediaSource.removeSourceBuffer(mediaSource.sourceBuffers[0]);

Specifications

Specification
Media Source Extensions™ # dom-mediasource-removesourcebuffer

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
`removeSourceBuffer`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 23 (Release date: 2012-11-06) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 42 (Release date: 2015-11-03) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 15 (Release date: 2013-07-02) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 8 (Release date: 2014-10-16) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 25 (Release date: 2013-02-27) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 41 (Release date: 2015-09-22) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 14 (Release date: 2013-05-21) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Partial support Safari on iOS 13 (Release date: 2019-09-19) footnote Partial support footnote Exposed in Mobile Safari on iPad but not on iPhone.	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 1.5 (Release date: 2013-09-25) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support

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Full support: Full support
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No support: No support

MediaSource: removeSourceBuffer() method

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