Player events

The iframe player can receive playback commands through postMessage.

Send commands

javascript
const iframe = document.querySelector("iframe[data-demo-player]");iframe.contentWindow.postMessage( { type: "littledemo:play" }, "https://littledemo.com");iframe.contentWindow.postMessage( { type: "littledemo:seek", payload: { time: 3.5 } }, "https://littledemo.com");

Listen for events

javascript
window.addEventListener("message", (event) => { if (event.origin !== "https://littledemo.com") return; if (event.data?.type === "littledemo:ended") { console.log("Demo finished"); }});

Use explicit origins

Avoid * as the target origin in production. It is fine for quick local tests, but explicit origins are better for real pages.

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