RTCPeerConnection.close()

This is an experimental technology
Because this technology's specification has not stabilized, check the compatibility table for usage in various browsers. Also note that the syntax and behavior of an experimental technology is subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.

The RTCPeerConnection.close() method closes the current peer connection.

Syntax

peerConnection.close();

This method has no parameters, and returns nothing.

Calling this method terminates the RTCPeerConnection's ICE agent, ending any ongoing ICE processing and any active streams. This also releases any resources in use by the ICE agent, including TURN permissions. All RTCRtpSender objects are considered to be stopped once this returns (they may still be in the process of stopping, but for all intents and purposes, they're stopped).

Once this method returns, the signaling state as returned by RTCPeerConnection.signalingState is closed.

Example

var pc = new RTCPeerConnection();
var dc = pc.createDataChannel("my channel");

dc.onmessage = function (event) {
  console.log("received: " + event.data);
  pc.close(); // We decided to close after the first received message
};

dc.onopen = function () {
  console.log("datachannel open");
};

dc.onclose = function () {
  console.log("datachannel close");
};

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
WebRTC 1.0: Real-time Communication Between Browser
The definition of 'RTCPeerConnection.close()' in that specification.
Working Draft Initial specification.

Browser compatibility

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support (Yes) 22 (22) [1] No support (Yes) ?
Feature Android Chrome for Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support ? ? 22 (22) [1] No support ? ?

[1] Though this property is not prefixed, the interface it belongs to is, until Firefox 44.

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