HTML Audio/Video DOM play Event

Alert that the video has started to play:

let vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");
vid.onplay = function() {
alert("The video has started to play");
};

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

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

Tip: The pause event occurs when the audio/video has been paused.

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

Event
play	Yes	9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

In HTML:

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

In JavaScript:

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

In JavaScript, using the addEventListener() method:

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

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

Alert that the audio has started to play:

let aud = document.getElementById("myAudio");
aud.onplay = function() {
alert("The audio has started to play");
};