EventSource: error event

The error event of the EventSource API is fired when a connection with an event source fails to be opened.

Bubbles No
Cancelable No
Interface Event or ErrorEvent
Event handler property EventSource.onerror

Examples

var evtSource = new EventSource('sse.php');

// addEventListener version
evtSource.addEventListener('error', (e) => {
  console.log("An error occurred while attempting to connect.");
});

// onerror version
evtSource.onerror = (e) => {
  console.log("An error occurred while attempting to connect.");
};

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
error_event
6
79
6
No
Yes
5
≤37
18
45
12
5
1.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventSource/error_event