How to pause video on iframe when page is loaded?

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by domenico , in category: Javascript , 2 months ago

How to pause video on iframe when page is loaded?

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by scotty_walker , 2 months ago

@domenico 

You can pause a video on an iframe when the page is loaded using the postMessage method in JavaScript. Here's a step-by-step guide to achieve this:

  1. Add an event listener to the window object for the load event. This event will trigger when the page is fully loaded.
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window.addEventListener('load', function() {
  // Code to pause the video on the iframe
});


  1. Access the iframe element using document.querySelector() or document.getElementById().
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var iframe = document.querySelector('iframe');


  1. Use the contentWindow property of the iframe element to access its content window.
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var iframeWindow = iframe.contentWindow;


  1. Send a message to the content window of the iframe to trigger the pause action.
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iframeWindow.postMessage('pauseVideo', '*');


  1. Add an event listener to the content window of the iframe to handle the pause action.
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window.addEventListener('message', function(event) {
  if (event.data === 'pauseVideo') {
    // Code to pause the video on the iframe
    var video = document.querySelector('video');
    video.pause();
  }
});


Make sure that the video on the iframe supports pausing through the pause() method. This method may not work for all types of videos or iframes. Also, ensure that the video and iframe elements have been fully loaded before attempting to pause the video.