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MediaStream.getTrackById

The MediaStream.getTrackById() method returns a MediaStreamTrack object representing the track with the specified ID string. If there is no track with the specified ID, this method returns null.

Syntax

var track = MediaStream.getTrackById(id);

Parameters

id
A DOMString which identifies the track to be returned.

Return value

If a track is found for which MediaStreamTrack.id matches the specified id string, that MediaStreamTrack object is returned. Otherwise, the returned value is null.

Example

This example activates a commentary track on a video by ducking the audio level of the main audio track to 50%, then enabling the commentary track.

stream.getTrackById("primary-audio-track").applyConstraints({ volume: 0.5 });
stream.getTrackById("commentary-track").enabled = true;

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
Media Capture and Streams
The definition of 'getTrackById()' in that specification.
Candidate Recommendation Initial specification.

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

Desktop
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support Yes 12 49 No ? ?
Mobile
Android webview Chrome for Android Edge Mobile Firefox for Android Opera for Android iOS Safari Samsung Internet
Basic support Yes Yes Yes 49 ? ? Yes

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MediaStream/getTrackById