HTML Audio/Video DOM pause Event

Alert that the video has been paused:

let vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onpause = function() {
alert("The video has been paused");
};

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

The pause event occurs when the audio/video is paused either by the user or programmatically.

Tip: The play event occurs when the audio/video has been started or is no longer paused.

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the event.

Event
pause	Yes	9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

In HTML:

<audio|video onpause="myScript">Try it

In JavaScript:

audio|video.onpause=function(){myScript};Try it

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

audio|video.addEventListener("pause", myScript);Try it

Supported HTML tags:	<audio> and <video>
Supported JavaScript objects:	Audio, Video

Alert that the audio has been paused:

let aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onpause = function() {
alert("The audio has been paused");
};