RTCPeerConnection.onaddstream

Deprecated
This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.

The RTCPeerConnection.onaddstream event handler is a property containing the code to execute when the addstream event, of type MediaStreamEvent, is received by this RTCPeerConnection. Such an event is sent when a MediaStream is added to this connection by the remote peer. The event is sent immediately after the call setRemoteDescription() and doesn't wait for the result of the SDP negotiation.

Important: This property has been removed from the specification; you should now use RTCPeerConnection.ontrack to watch for track events instead. It is included here in order to help you adapt existing code and understand existing samples, which may not be up-to-date yet.

Syntax

rtcPeerConnection.onaddstream = eventHandler;

Value

A function which handles addstream events. These events, of type MediaStreamEvent, are sent when streams are added to the connection by the remote peer. The first time an event occurs may be nearly immediately after the remote end of the connection is set using RTCPeerConnection.setRemoteDescription(); it doesn't wait for a particular stream to be accepted or rejected using SDP negotiation.

Example

This code, based on an older version of our Signaling and video calling sample, responds to addstream events by setting the video source for a <video> element to the stream specified in the event, and then enabling a "hang up" button in the app's user interface.

pc.onaddstream = function(event) {
  document.getElementById("received_video").srcObject = event.stream;
  document.getElementById("hangup-button").disabled = false;
};

You can also use addEventListener() to add a handler for addstream events to an RTCPeerConnection.

Browser compatibility

Important: This property has been removed from the specification; you should now use RTCPeerConnection.ontrack to watch for track events instead. It is included here in order to help you adapt existing code and understand existing samples, which may not be up-to-date yet.

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
onaddstream
DeprecatedNon-standard
Chrome Full support 24Edge Full support 15Firefox Full support 22IE No support NoOpera Full support 43
Notes
Full support 43
Notes
Notes Promise-based version.
No support 37 — 43
Safari No support NoWebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support 44Opera Android Full support 43
Notes
Full support 43
Notes
Notes Promise-based version.
No support 37 — 43
Safari iOS No support NoSamsung Internet Android Full support 6.0

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See implementation notes.
See implementation notes.

See also