Sometimes, we want o stop or close webcam stream which is opened by navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia with JavaScript.
In this article, we’ll look at how to stop or close webcam stream which is opened by navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia with JavaScript.
How to stop or close webcam stream which is opened by navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia with JavaScript?
To stop or close webcam stream which is opened by navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia with JavaScript, we call stop on each track.
For instance, we write
const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
/* ... */
});
stream.getTracks().forEach((track) => {
track.stop();
});
to use navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia to get a stream.
Then we call getTracks to get the tracks.
Next, we call forEach to loop through each track and call stop to stop it.
Conclusion
To stop or close webcam stream which is opened by navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia with JavaScript, we call stop on each track.
