MediaStream: clone() method

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since September 2017.

The clone() method of the MediaStream interface creates a duplicate of the MediaStream. This new MediaStream object has a new unique id and contains clones of every MediaStreamTrack contained by the MediaStream on which clone() was called.

Syntax

js
clone()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A new MediaStream instance which has a new unique ID and contains clones of every MediaStreamTrack contained by the MediaStream on which clone() was called.

Specifications

Specification
Media Capture and Streams
# dom-mediastream-clone

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
clone
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 35 (Release date: 2014-05-20)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 22 (Release date: 2014-06-03)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 35 (Release date: 2014-05-20)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 48 (Release date: 2016-08-02)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 22 (Release date: 2014-06-17)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 3 (Release date: 2015-04-10)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 37 (Release date: 2014-09-03)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support