Audio autoplay Property

❮ Audio Object

Example

Find out if the audio started to play as soon as it was ready:

var x = document.getElementById("myAudio").autoplay;
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Description

The autoplay property sets or returns whether the audio should start playing as soon as it is loaded.

This property reflects the <audio> autoplay attribute.

When present, it specifies that the audio should automatically start playing as soon as it is loaded.


Browser Support

Property
autoplay Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the autoplay property:

audioObject.autoplay

Set the autoplay property:

audioObject.autoplay = true|false

Property Values

Value Description
true|false Specifies whether an audio should automatically start playing as soon as it is loaded
  • true - Indicates that the audio should start playing as soon as it is loaded loaded
  • false - Default. Indicates that the audio should NOT start playing as soon as it is loaded


Technical Details

Return Value: A Boolean, returns true if the audio automatically starts playing, otherwise it returns false
Default Value: false 

More Examples

Example

Enable autoplay, and reload the video:

var x = document.getElementById("myAudio");
x.autoplay = true;
x.load();
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Example

A demonstration of how to create a <video> element and setting the autoplay property:

var x = document.createElement("AUDIO");
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Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <audio> autoplay attribute


❮ Audio Object
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