This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The message read-only property of the SpeechRecognitionError interface returns a message describing the error in more detail.
Syntax
var myErrorMsg = event.message;
Value
A DOMString containing more details about the error that was raised. Note that the spec does not define the exact wording of these messages — this is up to the implementors to decide upon.
Examples
var recognition = new SpeechRecognition();
recognition.onerror = function(event) {
console.log('Speech recognition error detected: ' + event.error);
console.log('Additional information: ' + event.message);
}
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Speech API The definition of 'message' in that specification. |
Draft |
Browser compatibility
We're converting our compatibility data into a machine-readable JSON format. This compatibility table still uses the old format, because we haven't yet converted the data it contains. Find out how you can help!
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 33 [1] | 44 (44) [2] | No support | No support | No support |
| Feature | Android | Chrome | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Phone | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | (Yes)[1] | ? | 2.5 | No support | No support | No support |
- [1] Speech recognition interfaces are currently prefixed on Chrome, so you'll need to prefix interface names appropriately, e.g.
webkitSpeechRecognition; You'll also need to serve your code through a web server for recognition to work. - [2] Can be enabled via the
media.webspeech.recognition.enableflag in about:config, although note that currently speech recognition won't work on Desktop Firefox — it will be properly exposed soon, once the required internal permissions are sorted out.
Firefox OS permissions
To use speech recognition in an app, you need to specify the following permissions in your manifest:
"permissions": {
"audio-capture" : {
"description" : "Audio capture"
},
"speech-recognition" : {
"description" : "Speech recognition"
}
}
You also need a privileged app, so you need to include this as well:
"type": "privileged"