MediaStreamTrack: applyConstraints() method

Syntax

applyConstraints()
applyConstraints(constraints)

Parameters

constraints Optional

A MediaTrackConstraints object listing the constraints to apply to the track's constrainable properties; any existing constraints are replaced with the new values specified, and any constrainable properties not included are restored to their default constraints. If this parameter is omitted, all currently set custom constraints are cleared. This object represents the basic set of constraints that must apply for the Promise to resolve. The object may contain an advanced property containing an array of additional MediaTrackConstraints objects, which are treated as exact requires.

Return value

A Promise which resolves when the constraints have been successfully applied. If the constraints cannot be applied, the promise is rejected with an OverconstrainedError that is a DOMException whose name is OverconstrainedError with additional parameters, and, to indicate that the constraints could not be met. This can happen if the specified constraints are too strict to find a match when attempting to configure the track.

Examples

The following shows how to specify a basic and advanced set of constraints. It specifies that the page or web app needs a width between 640 and 1280 and a height between 480 and 720, with the later number in each pair being preferred. The advanced property further specifies that an image size of 1920 by 1280 is the preferred or an aspect ratio of 1.333 if that is not available. Note that these constraints also illustrate what the spec refers to as a backoff strategy.

const constraints = {
  width: { min: 640, ideal: 1280 },
  height: { min: 480, ideal: 720 },
  advanced: [{ width: 1920, height: 1280 }, { aspectRatio: 1.333 }],
};

navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ video: true }).then((mediaStream) => {
  const track = mediaStream.getVideoTracks()[0];
  track
    .applyConstraints(constraints)
    .then(() => {
      // Do something with the track such as using the Image Capture API.
    })
    .catch((e) => {
      // The constraints could not be satisfied by the available devices.
    });
});

Specifications

Browser compatibility