HTMLMediaElement.fastSeek()

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The HTMLMediaElement.fastSeek() method quickly seeks the media to the new time with precision tradeoff.

Note: If you need to seek with precision, you should set HTMLMediaElement.currentTime instead.

Syntax

HTMLMediaElement.fastSeek(time);

Parameters

time

A double.

Return value

None.

Example

This example quickly seeks to 20-second position of the video element.

let myVideo = document.getElementById("myVideoElement");

myVideo.fastSeek(20);

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
fastSeek
No
No
31
No
No
8
No
No
31
No
8
?

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/fastSeek