MediaRecorder.mimeType

The MediaRecorder.state read-only property returns the mime type that was selected as the recording container when it was created.

Syntax

var mimeType = MediaRecorder.mimeType

Values

A DOMString.

Example

...

navigator.getUserMedia = (navigator.getUserMedia ||
                          navigator.mozGetUserMedia ||
                          navigator.msGetUserMedia ||
                          navigator.webkitGetUserMedia);

if (navigator.getUserMedia) {
  console.log('getUserMedia supported.');

  var constraints = { audio: true, video: true };
  var chunks = [];

  var onSuccess = function(stream) {
    var options = {
      audioBitsPerSecond : 128000,
      videoBitsPerSecond : 2500000,
      mimeType : 'video/mp4'
    }
    var mediaRecorder = new MediaRecorder(stream,options);
    m = mediaRecorder;

    m.mimeType; // would return 'video/mp4'

...

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
MediaStream Recording
The definition of 'MediaRecorder.mimeType' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial definition

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit)
Basic support 47[2] 25.0 (25.0) Not supported Not supported Not supported
Feature Android Android Webview Firefox Mobile (Gecko) Firefox OS IE Phone Opera Mobile Safari Mobile Chrome for Android
Basic support Not supported Not supported 25.0 (25.0) 1.3[1] Not supported Not supported Not supported Not supported

[1] The intial Firefox OS implementation only supported audio recording.

[2] To try this feature on Chrome, enable Experimental Web Platform features from chrome://flags . Currently only video is supported, not audio.

See also

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