javascript - Getting Current YouTube Video Time

Question

I am writing a Browser Plugin and need to find a way to get the current time a YouTube Video playing on YouTube using JavaScript. I have been playing around in the Chrome JavaScript Console and haven't had any luck.

It appears that the chrome API only works with embedded video players not a video that is playing on on youtube.com. One option I looked into is in the share section of a video their is an input box for the "start at:" time that contains the current time of the video. I have tried using .value and .text on this input box and they both return undefined? Does anyone have any ideas?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6970013/getting-current-youtube-video-time

Answer 1

ytplayer = document.getElementById("movie_player");
ytplayer.getCurrentTime();

See the api

Update: if it didn't work, also try player.playerInfo.currentTime (codepen live example)