MediaStreamTrackGenerator: MediaStreamTrackGenerator() constructor

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

The MediaStreamTrackGenerator() constructor creates a new MediaStreamTrackGenerator object which consumes a stream of media frames and exposes a MediaStreamTrack.

Syntax

new MediaStreamTrackGenerator(options)

Parameters

options

An object containing the property kind, which is one of the following strings:

"audio": Specifies that the stream accepts AudioTrack objects.
"video": Specifies that the stream accepts VideoTrack objects.

Exceptions

TypeError: Thrown if init.kind is not "video" or "audio".

Examples

In the following example a new video MediaStreamTrackGenerator is created.

const trackGenerator = new MediaStreamTrackGenerator({ kind: "video" });

Specifications

This feature does not appear to be defined in any specification.

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
`MediaStreamTrackGenerator()` constructor Experimental Non-standard	Chrome – Full support Chrome 94 (Release date: 2021-09-21) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 94 (Release date: 2021-09-24) footnote Full support	Firefox – No support Firefox footnote No support	Opera – Full support Opera 80 (Release date: 2021-10-05) footnote Full support	Safari – No support Safari footnote No support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 94 (Release date: 2021-09-21) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – No support Firefox for Android footnote No support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 66 (Release date: 2021-12-15) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – No support Safari on iOS footnote No support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 17 (Release date: 2022-05-04) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 94 (Release date: 2021-09-21) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – No support WebView on iOS footnote No support

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Full support: Full support
No support: No support
: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
: Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.