Pause youtube video, youtube api

Question

I'm trying to pause and play YouTube videos with the following code which is pretty much a copy from the Youtube API page:

// 2. This code loads the IFrame Player API code asynchronously.
var tag = document.createElement('script');
tag.src = "http://www.youtube.com/player_api";
var firstScriptTag = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(tag, firstScriptTag);

// 3. This function creates an <iframe> (and YouTube player)
//    after the API code downloads.
var player;
function onYouTubePlayerAPIReady() {
    player = new YT.Player('player', {
        height: '315',
        width: '560',
        videoId: 'bpOR_HuHRNs',
    });
}

Here's a demo in jsFiddle

However, it's not working. Anyone have a idea how to do this?

Answer 1

In your HTML, have some buttons to control the video:

<input type="button" id="play">
<input type="button" id="pause">

Using jQuery, bind an event listener (the click) to trigger a function on your player object:

$(function() {
  $('#play').click(function() {
    player.playVideo();
  });
  $('#pause').click(function() {
    player.pauseVideo();
  });
});

I built an app using YouTube's Player and Data api. Take what you need: https://github.com/HunterMeyer/YouTV

Answer 2

Use player.playVideo(); (resume) and player.pauseVideo(); (pause) once the player is ready: http://jsfiddle.net/4WPmY/6/

function onYouTubePlayerAPIReady() {
    player = new YT.Player('player', {
        height: '315',
        width: '560',
        videoId: 'bpOR_HuHRNs',
    });
    document.getElementById('resume').onclick = function() {
        player.playVideo();
    };
    document.getElementById('pause').onclick = function() {
        player.pauseVideo();
    };
}

Answer 3

<div id="player"></div>
<a href="#" id="resume">Play</a>

In this code I added the Resume and Pause buttons in one: Example

// 2. This code loads the IFrame Player API code asynchronously.
var tag = document.createElement('script');
tag.src = "https://www.youtube.com/player_api";
var firstScriptTag = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(tag, firstScriptTag);

// 3. This function creates an <iframe> (and YouTube player)
//    after the API code downloads.
var player;
function onYouTubePlayerAPIReady() {
    player = new YT.Player('player', {
        height: '315',
        width: '560',
        videoId: '0Bmhjf0rKe8',
        events: {
            'onStateChange': onPlayerStateChange
        }
    });
    document.getElementById('resume').onclick = function() {
        PlayPause();
        return false;
    };
}
// 4. This function change name of tag click.
var playerState;
function onPlayerStateChange(event) {
    var getId = document.getElementById('resume');
    if(event.data === 0) {
        getId.innerText = 'Play';
    }
  else if(event.data === 1) {
        getId.innerText = 'Pause';
    }
  else if(event.data === 2) {
        getId.innerText = 'Resume';
    }
  else if(event.data === 3) {
        getId.innerText = 'Loading...';
    }
    playerState = event.data;
}
// 5. This function Play/Pause the video.
function PlayPause() {
    if(playerState == '1') {
        player.pauseVideo();
    }
    else {
        player.playVideo();
    }
}