HTML Audio/Video DOM autoplay Property

Example

var vid = document.getElementById("myVideo");

function enableAutoplay() {
  vid.autoplay = true;
  vid.load();
}

function disableAutoplay() {
  vid.autoplay = false;
  vid.load();
}

function checkAutoplay() {
  alert(vid.autoplay);
}

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Meaning

The autoplay property sets or returns whether the audio/video should start playing as soon as it is loaded.

Standard Syntax

audio|video.autoplay=true|false

Return Value

Type	Description
true	Specifies that the audio/video should start playing as soon as it is loaded.
false	Default. Specifies that the audio/video should NOT start playing as soon as it is loaded.

Technical Details

Return Value:	A Boolean. Either true or false
Default Value:	false