Getting Started

Install

bun add @capgo/capacitor-mux-player
bunx cap sync

Import

import { MuxPlayer } from '@capgo/capacitor-mux-player';

API Overview

play

Launch the native Mux Player in fullscreen and begin playback.

import { MuxPlayer } from '@capgo/capacitor-mux-player';

await MuxPlayer.play({} as MuxPlayOptions);

dismiss

Dismiss the player if it is visible.

import { MuxPlayer } from '@capgo/capacitor-mux-player';

await MuxPlayer.dismiss();

isActive

Returns whether the player is currently being displayed.

import { MuxPlayer } from '@capgo/capacitor-mux-player';

await MuxPlayer.isActive();

Type Reference

MuxPlayOptions

export interface MuxPlayOptions {
  /**
   * The playback ID of the asset you want to stream.
   */
  playbackId: string;
  /**
   * Provide a JSON web token generated for signed playback policies.
   */
  playbackToken?: string;
  /**
   * Provide a JSON web token generated for DRM playback policies.
   */
  drmToken?: string;
  /**
   * Override the default Mux playback domain (e.g. `stream.example.com`).
   */
  customDomain?: string;
  /**
   * Auto-play when the player becomes visible. Defaults to true.
   */
  autoPlay?: boolean;
  /**
   * Start playback from the provided time (in seconds).
   */
  startTime?: number;
  /**
   * Provide a poster image URL to display before playback begins.
   */
  poster?: string;
  /**
   * Provide a custom title to surface in native player chrome when available.
   */
  title?: string;
  /**
   * Provide a subtitle or description to surface in native player chrome when available.
   */
  subtitle?: string;
  /**
   * Set to true to keep the video muted when playback starts.
   */
  muted?: boolean;
  /**
   * Mux Data environment key used for analytics. If omitted, the SDK default is used.
   */
  environmentKey?: string;
  /**
   * Provide an explicit player name for analytics. Defaults to a generated name.
   */
  playerName?: string;
  /**
   * Enable smart caching when the underlying SDK supports it.
   */
  enableSmartCache?: boolean;
  /**
   * Enable verbose logging in native SDKs where available.
   */
  debug?: boolean;
}

MuxPlayerEvents

export interface MuxPlayerEvents {
  /**
   * Fired when the underlying player is ready to begin playback.
   */
  ready: { playerName?: string };
  /**
   * Fired when playback starts or resumes.
   */
  play: void;
  /**
   * Fired when playback pauses.
   */
  pause: void;
  /**
   * Fired when playback ends.
   */
  ended: void;
  /**
   * Fired when an unrecoverable error occurs.
   */
  error: { message: string };
  /**
   * Fired when the fullscreen player is closed.
   */
  playerDismissed: void;

  /**
   * Get the native Capacitor plugin version
   *
   * @returns {Promise<{ id: string }>} an Promise with version for this device
   * @throws An error if the something went wrong
   */
  getPluginVersion(): Promise<{ version: string }>;
}

Source Of Truth

This page is generated from the plugin’s src/definitions.ts. Re-run the sync when the public API changes upstream.

Keep going from Getting Started

If you are using Getting Started to plan dashboard and API operations, connect it with Using @capgo/capacitor-mux-player for the native capability in Using @capgo/capacitor-mux-player, API Overview for the implementation detail in API Overview, Introduction for the implementation detail in Introduction, API Keys for the implementation detail in API Keys, and Devices for the implementation detail in Devices.