MediaStream: getTracks() 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 getTracks() method of the MediaStream interface returns a sequence that represents all the MediaStreamTrack objects in this stream's track set, regardless of MediaStreamTrack.kind.

Syntax

js
getTracks()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An array of MediaStreamTrack objects.

Examples

js
navigator.mediaDevices
  .getUserMedia({ audio: false, video: true })
  .then((mediaStream) => {
    document.querySelector("video").srcObject = mediaStream;
    // Stop the stream after 5 seconds
    setTimeout(() => {
      const tracks = mediaStream.getTracks();
      tracks[0].stop();
    }, 5000);
  });

Specifications

Specification
Media Capture and Streams
# dom-mediastream-gettracks

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
getTracks
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 38 (Release date: 2014-10-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 34 (Release date: 2014-12-01)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 25 (Release date: 2014-10-15)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 11 (Release date: 2017-09-19)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 38 (Release date: 2014-10-08)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 34 (Release date: 2014-12-01)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 25 (Release date: 2014-10-16)
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 38 (Release date: 2014-10-08)
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