The error event is fired when the resource could not be loaded due to an error (for example, a network connectivity problem).
| Bubbles | No |
|---|---|
| Cancelable | No |
| Interface | Event |
| Event handler property | onerror |
Examples
const video = document.querySelector('video');
const videoSrc = 'https://path/to/video.webm';
video.addEventListener('error', () => {
console.error(`Error loading: ${videoSrc}`);
});
video.setAttribute('src', videoSrc);
Specifications
| Specification | Status |
|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard | Living Standard |
| HTML5 | Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
error event | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge ? | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support Yes | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android ? | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown