HTMLMediaElement.networkState is set to HTMLMediaElement.NETWORK_IDLE. This can happen if there's no more data to load, or if loading is unnecessary; for example, the browser may decide to only buffer 5 minutes of a video in advance, in which case loading is suspended until the user watches more of the video.

This event is not cancelable and does not bubble.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener("suspend", (event) => {});

onsuspend = (event) => {};

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

These examples add an event listener for the HTMLMediaElement's suspend event, then post a message when that event handler has reacted to the event firing.

Using addEventListener():

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.addEventListener("suspend", (event) => {
  console.log("Data loading has been suspended.");
});

Using the onsuspend event handler property:

const video = document.querySelector("video");

video.onsuspend = (event) => {
  console.log("Data loading has been suspended.");
};

Specifications

Specification
HTML # handler-onsuspend

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

Related Events

The HTMLMediaElement playing event
The HTMLMediaElement waiting event
The HTMLMediaElement seeking event
The HTMLMediaElement seeked event
The HTMLMediaElement ended event
The HTMLMediaElement loadedmetadata event
The HTMLMediaElement loadeddata event
The HTMLMediaElement canplay event
The HTMLMediaElement canplaythrough event
The HTMLMediaElement durationchange event
The HTMLMediaElement timeupdate event
The HTMLMediaElement play event
The HTMLMediaElement pause event
The HTMLMediaElement ratechange event
The HTMLMediaElement volumechange event
The HTMLMediaElement emptied event
The HTMLMediaElement stalled event