Video player documentation – Dailymotion for Developers

Table of content

Player
- Overview
- Integration methods
Embed the player on web
Embed the player in native apps
- Android SDK
- iOS SDK (Swift)
Embed the player on AMP
oEmbed API
Customize the player
JavaScript Player API Reference
- Methods
- Events
- State
Optimization info
Changelog

Player

Overview

The Dailymotion Player is a state-of-the-art video player built with the latest web technologies (HTML5/JavaScript) and video standards (HLS adaptive streaming).

It’s easy to use, cross-platform friendly and enjoyed by millions of users every day both on Dailymotion’s properties and hundreds of our premium Partners websites and native applications.

The Player is customizable, consistent across all devices, delivered with Picture-in-Picture, extensive analytics and the necessary advertising infrastructure out of the box.

We have opened a CodePen developer account to provide access to some code samples that will allow you to discover the Dailymotion Player and its features, check it out here.

Integration methods

Depending on your needs you can integrate the Player using one of the methods outlined below. We recommend where possible to embed using one of the libraries in order to take full advantage of our Player technology.

Integration	Info	Access to Player API
Player Embed Script	Embed using JavaScript, the single line script will load the Player at the point where you add it to the HTML page	Yes
Player Library Script	Add just the player JavaScript library to create players programmatically	Yes
Player iFrame	The iFrame embed method is the most basic way to integrate the Player. Advanced functionality such as `PiP` and `firstTimeView` will not be available	No
Android SDK	The SDK is a thin wrapper around a WebView that allows to easily embed the Player into an Android application	Yes
iOS SDK	A Swift wrapper around the WKWebView Class that allows developers to easily embed the Player in iOS applications	Yes
Amp	The Dailymotion AMP component is available to embed the Player with the AMP framework	No

Embed the player on web

Embedding the player on your properties is simple. There are different integration methods available depending on your technical preference or environment. We recommend using one of the script embeds type where possible as it provides access to all player functionality and the Player API.

Embed type	Info
Player Embed Script	Embed using JavaScript, the single line script will load the Player at the point where you add it to the HTML page. This also provides access to the Player API
Player Library Script	Add just the library and create the player programmatically using the Player API
Player iFrame	Embed the player without JavaScript to use a basic player configuration. Advanced functionality such as `PiP` and `firstTimeView` will not be available

Getting started

As a first step you need to create a custom player configuration associated with your Dailymotion account and defined by a unique Player ID.

1 – Create a custom Player configuration

A custom player configuration can be created and managed either through the “Players” tab in the Dailymotion Studio or programmatically via the player REST API.

A Player configuration is composed of several settings. These settings can’t be modified or overridden at run time. They can only be updated via the Player configurator in the Dailymotion Studio or the Player REST API.

For more information on the settings that are available, please refer to the section “Player settings” .

2 – Add the Player or Player Library

Once a Player configuration is created you can access the corresponding scripts that can be embedded into your properties. Embed scripts can be accessed either from the “Players” tab within the Dailymotion Studio or programmatically via the player REST API.

The following integration types are available to use the Player on the web:

Embed type	Info
Player Embed Script	Embed using JavaScript, the single line script will load the Player at the point where you add it to the HTML page. This also provides access to the Player API
Player Library Script	Add just the library and create the Player programmatically using the Player API
Player iFrame	Embed the player without JavaScript to use a basic player configuration

Player Embed Script

The Player Embed Script integration method is the easiest way to embed the Player with the library on your site and provides access to the Player API. It is a single-line script that loads the Player exactly where it is added into the <body> of the page.

Embed a video

After adding the Player embed script, use the data-video attribute to specify which video ID to load. It should be added directly to the script tag that loads the pre-configured Player. To ease integration it’s already added to the embed script that can be copied via the Dailymotion Studio and requires only a video Id to be defined.


						


						


			<script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.js" data-video="x84sh87"></script>

Embed a playlist

After adding the Player embed script, use the data-playlist attribute to specify which playlist ID to load. It should be added directly to the script tag that loads the pre-configured player.


						


						


			<script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.js" data-playlist="x5zhzj"></script>


						


						


			<script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.js" data-playlist="x79dlo" data-video="x7tgad0"></script>

Embed multiple players

To use multiple Player configurations on a single page just add different embed scripts specifying their unique Player IDs.


						


						


			<!-- Player 1 -->
<script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.js"   data-video="x84sh87"></script>
<!-- Player 2 -->
<script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.js"   data-video="x84sh87"></script>

Player Library Script

The Player library script is available for developers who want to load just the library, the Player can be then loaded programmatically via the Player API. The Player library URL can be either copied from the Dailymotion Studio in the Player’s tab or retrieved from the REST API (see lib_script_url field).

Any Player created with the Player API will carry over the configuration corresponding to the Player ID embedded in the Player library script. Additional player configurations can be specified in the createPlayer() method using the player parameter.

It takes only 3 steps to load our player using the Player library script:

Add the Player library script to your HTML page

Add the library script within the <body> section of the page. This provides access to the Player API and allows you to create a Player instance programmatically. It should be added before any code that interacts with the Player API is loaded.


						


						


			<body>
  <script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/libs/player/{Player ID}"></script>
</body>

Add a placeholder for the player

Add a div placeholder on the page where you want the player(s) to be loaded and assign an id to the container which will be required in the createPlayer() method.


						


						


			<div id="my-dailymotion-player">My Player placeholder</div>

Create the Player using the Player API

Use the createPlayer() method and pass in the assigned container id to initialize the player, specify the video, playlist and parameters to be loaded. You can also specify a player configuration to use with the player attribute in order to load a different player configuration, by default the configuration of the embedded library will be applied.

It is recommended when adding only one single Player on a page, allow for the Player configuration to be specified in the lib_script_url rather than the createPlayer() method.


						


						


			<body>
  <script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/libs/player/{Player ID}"></script>


<div id="my-dailymotion-player">My Player placeholder</div>

<script>
  dailymotion
    .createPlayer("my-dailymotion-player", {
      video: "x84sh87",
  })
  .then((player) => console.log(player))
  .catch((e) => console.error(e));
</script>
</body>

Embed a video

After loading the Player Library script use the createPlayer() method and pass in the container id to initialize the Player and specify the video to be loaded. The Player configuration specified in the embedded library script will apply to every created player.

The video must be specified using the video attribute.

Embed a playlist

Use the createPlayer() method and pass in the container id to initialize the player as well as the playlist Id to be loaded. The Player configuration specified in the embedded library script will apply to every created player.

The playlist must be specified using the playlist attribute.

Embed multiple players

Any Player created with the Player API will carry over the configuration corresponding to the embedded Player library script.

If it is required to load multiple Players with different configurations on a single page, other Player IDs can be specified in the createPlayer() method using the 'player' parameter. Therefore any number of Player configurations can be embedded with only a single-Player library URL.

If the Player ID is incorrectly specified or does no longer exist the configuration will fall back to a default library configuration. If multiple player scripts are loaded on a page but no player is specified via the createPlayer() method, an error will be logged and the created player will take a default config.

It’s not required to embed different Player library scripts for each Player config, only a single library script is required and the other Player configs will be loaded on the fly.

When adding only one single Player on a page, allow for the configuration to be specified in the library script itself.

Only embed one Player configuration with PiP activated as only one can be launched per page. In the case of instant PiP mode, the first Player which will load on the page will launch in instant PiP.

Player iFrame

Embed a partially configured player without JavaScript. Smart player functionality such as “Picture-in-Picture”, “first time viewable” and “auto-sizing” along with access to the Player API won’t be available. The iFrame Player will benefit only from basic UI customizations specified in the Player configurator UI or Rest API. We recommend Partners take full advantage of our Player technology and use the Player embed scripts.

Embed a video

Use the video param in the src:


						


						


			<iframe frameborder="0" width="640" height="360" 
    src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.html?video=x84sh87" 
    allowfullscreen 
    allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture">
</iframe>

Embed a playlist

Use the playlist param in the src:


						


						


			<!-- Replace the Player ID and Playlist ID with your own -->
<iframe frameborder="0" width="640" height="360" 
    src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.html?playlist={Playlist ID}" 
    allowfullscreen 
    allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture">
</iframe>

Embed the player in native apps

We provide our publishers with the same tools we use to create our flagship Dailymotion applications: the same Player and the same SDKs. Check out our apps in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store which have over 50M+ downloads.

Our Mobile SDK provides access to the Player API and gives you full control of the player. Along with having a genuine native feel, it’s possible to use our provided tools, to build a unique video solution in your app, benefiting from your own custom UI components and aligning it with the look and feel of your brand.

As our SDKs are open source, Partners can make a pull request to update the iOS or Android SDK. Please check the source code, documentation and sample app on GitHub.

Integration	Info	Access to Player API
Android SDK	The SDK is a thin wrapper around a WebView that allows you to easily embed Dailymotion videos into your Android application	Yes
iOS SDK	A Swift wrapper around the WKWebView class that allows developers to easily embed the Dailymotion Player in their app	Yes

Android SDK

New Android SDK

Legacy Android SDK

The SDK is a thin wrapper around a WebView that allows to easily embed Dailymotion videos into your Android application. We recommend using the SDK rather than the video URL in a standard webView, as it gives you more controls of the player and its better for tracking purposes. Our Android SDK is open source and you can get all the required information plus a sample app on our GitHub.

The SDK supports Android 5.0.x (API level 21+) and it is fully in Kotlin, If your project is still in JAVA, please add the Kotlin dependencies:
https://developer.android.com/kotlin/add-kotlin

How to use:

The easiest way to integrate the SDK is by adding it to your application build.gradle file.
The PlayerWebView is the main SDK component that allows you to load videos easily into your android environment. Add the component to the selected layout which will display the player. To load the video without autoplay, you can use the setPlayWhenReady(false) method


						


						


			<com.dailymotion.android.player.sdk.PlayerWebView 
android:id="@+id/dm_player_web_view" 
android:layout_width="match_parent" 
android:layout_height="215dp"> 
</com.dailymotion.android.player.sdk.PlayerWebView>

Initialize the player in your selected activity, reference the PlayerWebView and use one of the load methods available. You can use the load() method, which will initialize a default player config, load the player and start playing the selected video. Or it is also possible to use the initialize() method to load the player with a custom config using any available player params.


						


						


			lateinit var playerWebView: PlayerWebView override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) { 
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState) setContentView(R.layout.screen_sample); 
playerWebView = findViewById(R.id.playerWebview) 
val params = mapOf("video" to "x84sh87") 
playerWebView.load(loadParams = params);
 }

Using player parameters

In order to customize the player, pass in player parameters to your player instance. Create a Map interface, add an entry of the chosen player parameters into the map along with its associated value, then pass the Map into the initialize() method. To load multiple videos while keeping the same player instance and config, use the load() method after player initialization.


						


						


			val params = mapOf(
    "ui-highlight" to "fff",
    "controls" to "false"
)
dailymotionVideoPlayer.initialize("https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/", params = params, emptyMap())

Player Parameters for Android SDK

Use the below parameters to customize your player via the iframe or SDK embed.

Parameter	Info	Type
`autoplay`	Automatically attempt to start playback with sound, if it is blocked by the browser, the player will force the video mute	Boolean
`controls`	Whether to display the player controls, true by default	Boolean
`id`	ID of the player unique to the page to be passed back with all API messages	String
`mute`	Whether to mute the video	Boolean
`quality`	Specify the suggested playback quality for the video	Number
`sharing-enable`	Whether to display the sharing button	Boolean
`start`	Specify the time (in seconds) from which the video should start playing	Number
`subtitles-default`	Specify the default selected subtitles language	String
`syndication`	Pass your syndication key to the player	String
`ui-highlight`	Change the default highlight color used in the controls (hex value without the leading #). Color set in the Dailymotion Studio will override this param	String
`ui-start-screen-info`	Whether to show video information (title and owner) on the start screen	Boolean
`playlist`	Specify a playlist ID to populate the Up Next Queue with videos from a playlist	String
`fullscreen`	Whether to display the fullscreen button	Boolean
`scaleMode`	Specify the default focus of the player in order to reframe and refocus on a specific area in the video. To be used for scaling and repurposing of videos between different aspect ratios for example landscape to portrait. Values ( ‘fit’, ‘fill’, ‘fillLeft’, ‘fillRight’, ‘fillTop’, ’fillBottom’ )	String
`loop`	Whether to loop a video or an entire playlist. A video embed will start over again automatically. A playlist embed will start to play from the first item in the playlist after the entire playlist has finished	Boolean

Methods

Once the SDK and the Player are loaded you can use the Player API to control the player. You have full access to all player methods and there are also methods supplied in the Android SDK that return specific player properties.


						


						


			dailyMotionVideoPlayer.pause();

Name	Info
`load(String)`	Calls the initialize method, loads the player with a video associated with the video id (e.g. x7tgad0)
`initialize(String, Map<String, String>, Map<String, String>)`	Loads the player with base string URL of player’ https://dailymotion.com/embed/‘ accompanied by a MAP interface of required player parameter values
`finishedInitialization (String, Map<String, String>, Map<String, String>)`	Loads the player with a given URL, parameters and advertising ID
`play()`	Starts or resumes video playback
`pause()`	Starts or resumes video playback
`setFullScreenButton(Boolean)`	Enters fullscreen mode when true and controls player fullscreen button state. The method should be utilized in association with the native fullscreen functionality in app
`setPlayerEventListener(Eventlistener)`	Add a listener which will be called when the Android system WebView can an error
`unmute()`	Unmute the player
`mute()`	Mute the player
`callPlayermethod(String, Object)`	Call a method from the Js Player API, if not already exposed in the Android SDK
`setPlayWhenReady(Boolean)`	Set the autoplay behavior of the player when video is loaded. Set to true, for autoplay enabled.
`setQuality(String)`	Set player to play at a specified quality if available [‘240’, ‘380’, ‘480’, ‘720’, ‘1080’, ‘1440’, ‘2160’ ‘default’]
`setSubtitle(String)`	Activate subtitles track to a specified language if available
`setVolume(float)`	Set the player’s volume to the specified level between 0 & 1. ie, 0.5 = 50%
`release()`	Destroy the Player webView
`seek(double)`	Seek to the specified time in video playback in seconds
`setIsWebContentDebuggingEnabled()`	Enable the Android system WebView debug mode
`setMinimizeProgress(float)`	Disable the player UI when set to 0, enables when 1
`setWebViewErrorListener(WebViewErrorListener)`	Add a listener for Android system WebView error
`showControls()`	Enable the display of the player UI
`toggleControls()`	Turn on/off the player’s UI components
`togglePlay()`	Switch between player & pause

In order to make a developer’s life easier, we created methods in our android SDK that will return the value of a specific player property. Not all player properties are returned by a set method, some are returned in the payload sent after the player event. Please see here for more info about events.

Name	Info
`getBufferedTime()`	Returns a Double Number. The part of the media resource that has been downloaded in seconds
`getVideoPaused()`	Returns a boolean value for current pause state of the player
`getVolume()`	Returns a float value for the volume property between 0 and 1
`isEnded()`	Returns a boolean value for whether the media resource has ended
`isSeeking()`	Returns a boolean value for whether the video resource is seeking
`getDuration()`	Returns a double value for the length of a media resource in seconds
`getPosition()`	Returns a long value of the current playback position in seconds

Player events

The player emits specific events about changes in its state. For specific player events, you can add event listeners. For certain events, it’s possible to access the corresponding player property value using the payload method.

Event	Info	Payload method
`ApiReadyEvent`	Sent when the player is ready to accept API commands. Do not try to call functions before receiving this event
`StartEvent`	Sent the first time the player attempts to start the playback
`VideoChangeEvent`	Sent when a new video has been loaded in the player	`getPayload()` returns video id & video title
`LoadedMetaDataEvent`	Sent when the video’s metadata is loaded
`AdStartEvent`	Sent when the player starts to play an ad media resource
`AdTimeUpdateEvent`	Sent when the playback position of an ad changes
`AdPlayEvent`	Sent when the player starts the playback of an ad
`AdPauseEvent`	Sent when the player pauses an ad resource
`AdEndEvent`	Sent when the player reaches the end of an ad media resource
`VideoStartEvent`	Sent when the player starts to play the media resource
`TimeUpdateEvent`	Sent when the playback position changes
`SeekingEvent`	Sent when the player is starting to seek to another position in the video	`getPayLoad()` will return the position at which the seek method was triggered
`SeekedEvent`	Sent when the player has completed a seeking operation	`getPayLoad()` will return the position at which the seek method seeks to
`ProgressEvent`	Sent when the browser is fetching the media data
`DurationChangeEvent`	Sent when the duration property of the video becomes available or changes after a new video load	`getPayload()` returns the duration property of the video
`PlayingEvent`	Sent when the content media resource playback has started
`PauseEvent`	Sent when the content media resource playback has paused
`VideoEndEvent`	Sent when the player reaches the end of the content media resource
`PlaybackReadyEvent`	Sent when playback starts after the play method returns
`QualitiesAvailableEvent`	Sent when qualities are available	`getPayload()` returns qualities which are available
`QualityChangeEvent`	Sent when the video quality changes	`getPayload()` returns the quality value
`VolumeChangeEvent`	Sent when the volume or mute state changes	`getPayload()` returns volume state and muted state
`FullScreenToggleRequestedEvent`	Sent when the fullscreen toggle button is requested
`ControlChangeEvent`	Sent when the UI controls appear or disappear	`getPayload()` returns if player UI controls are visible

Below is an example of adding listeners for multiple events, it is then possible to use the event payload method to get the corresponding events property value.


						


						


			dailyMotionVideoPlayer.setEventListener { event ->
    when (event) {
        is ApiReadyEvent -> ...
        is StartEvent -> ...
        is LoadedMetaDataEvent -> ...
        is ProgressEvent -> ...
        is DurationChangeEvent -> ...
        /* And many more event */
        else -> {
            /* In case a POJO is not available you can directly access the raw data */
            if (event.name == "_generic_") {
                /* Do some stuff for my event: parse the raw date to extract the event name or values */
                Log.d("Event with payload: ${event.payload}")
            }
        }
    }
}

Best practices

Player Ready Event:
When using the Player with any of our of SDKs, we recommend before you make any API commands, wait till after the API ready event is sent by the player. You can pick this up in your android app using the ApiReadyEvent.

Preload player:
It’s possible to load the player and the video separately. In your application, you can preload the player before the user attempts to play a video. In order to preload the player without a video being displayed. Use the initialize() method and base the baseUrl of just the player with a video not defined, https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/.

Reuse player:
When utilizing the player via our SDKs in an application, you can reuse the same player instance. Use the load() method passing in the video id after initializing the player.

Handle full-screen orientation:
Any activity you are using your player in, you should add the below snippet in your AndroidManifest.XML . The setFullScreenButton() method which is available, doesn’t have complete control of the full-screen functionality in your application. This should be used in parallel with your own native application functionality adjusting the player to take the whole screen space. This method controls the UI fullscreen component and updates the player state.


						


						


			android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize"

Google player services:
The SDK uses Google Play Services to get the Advertising Id, you may want to override the play-services-ads version to avoid conflicting with other play services artifacts.


						


						


			dependencies {
    implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:[your_play_services_version]"
}

Picture In Picture:
Our flagship Dailymotion app use our Android SDK, although we can’t provide out of the box PiP functionality, it is possible to achieve this like we have done, depending on your software architecture. You can review info on Google’s android Picture-in-Picture support here.

TCF2

Our Android SDK complies with IAB TCF2 standards so it’s easy to access the stored content string and pass it to the Player.

Using a recognized CMP, generate the consent string and store it in the correct location as specified by the TCF2 iAB specification. After generating the consent string then pass it to the Player using the tcf2Handler.loadConsentString(content = this) method.

OM SDK

Open Measurement SDK from IAB is designed to facilitate third party viewability and verification measurement for ads served to web video and mobile app environments. For more details see here.

We have integrated the SDK in our Dailymotion Player SDK and it does more or less everything out of the box :

Ad session management
Ad main signals (play, buffer_start, buffer_end, pause, resume, quartiles, click)
Device and Player volume management
Basic Player state handling. NORMAL or FULLSCREEN based on player fullscreen state.

Please note that it is recommended to update at all times the Player state if your app has more Player layout variety, such as mini-player, picture-in-picture, etc. This can be achieved by updating the OMHelper playerState field :


						


						


			    OMHelper.playerState = PlayerState.COLLAPSED

Enum	Description
MINIMIZED	The player is collapsed in such a way that the video is hidden. The video may or may not still be progressing in this state, and sound may be audible. This refers to specifically to the video player state on the page, and not the state of the browser window
COLLAPSED	The player has been reduced from its original size. The video is still potentially visible
NORMAL	The player’s default playback size
EXPANDED	The player has expanded from its original size
FULLSCREEN	The player has entered fullscreen mode

iOS SDK (Swift)

Getting started

The iOS SDK is a thin wrapper around a WebView that allows to easily embed Dailymotion videos into your iOS application.

We recommend using the SDK rather than the video URL in a standard webView as it gives you better tracking and more controls of the Player.

Supported versions & requirements

Swift 5+

iOS 13+

Xcode 14+

Key features

Remote Player management
iOS 16 support
Verified Google IMA support
OMSDK support
Sample Player applications & code samples
Fullscreen playback management
Fully-featured Player API to access Player events, state and native like control

Implementations steps

1 – Create an iOS Player configuration

As a first step you need to create a custom Player configuration for your iOS application in your Dailymotion account. A unique Player Id will be generated which will be required for Player initialization in-app, accurate monetization, targeting and attribution.

The custom Player configuration can be created and managed either through the “Players” tab in the Dailymotion Studio or programmatically via the Player REST API.

Note: Please note “Picture-in-Picture”, “First time viewable”, “Aspect ratio” and “Use embedder link when sharing” features won’t be available and are reserved for JavaScript embeds.

2 – Add the SDK to your Project

Using the Swift Package Manager

The Swift Package Manager is a tool for automating the distribution of Swift code and is integrated into Xcode and the Swift compiler.

Click File
Click Add Packages...
Specify the git URL for Dailymotion iOS SDK: https://github.com/dailymotion/player-sdk-ios

Implement it manually

Clone the Dailymotion iOS SDK git : https://github.com/dailymotion/player-sdk-ios
Copy the Frameworks folder from the cloned git into your project
From Xcode select your project
Select General Tab
Expand Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content section
Open previous copied Frameworks folder

Select Drag and Drop into Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded section the .xcframework found in the directories DailymotionPlayer and AdvertisingFramework found there.

The frameworks added to the project target should be :

DailymotionPlayerSDK.xcframework
DailymotionAdvertisingServices.xcframework
GoogleInteractiveMediaAds.xcframework
OMSDK_Dailymotion.xcframework

Now you can build your project 🚀

3 – Create & Add a Player view

Import Dailymotion SDK


						


						


			import DailymotionPlayerSDK
import AVFoundation
import UIKit

class ViewController: UIViewController {
// Container View IBOutlet - host view for the player
  @IBOutlet weak var playerContainerView: UIView!
...

Create the Player view and Add it to view hierarchy – Closure


						


						


			// Please replace the player id with your own Player ID accessed via the Dailymotion Studio or REST API.
    Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: <#"xbzlf"#>, videoId: <#"x84sh87"#>, playerParameters:  DMPlayerParameters() , playerDelegate: self) { [weak self] playerView, error in
// Wait for Player initialisation and check if self is still allocated
      guard let self = self else {
        return
      }
      // Check For errors
      if let error = error {
        print("Error creating player: \(error)")
      } else {
        guard let playerView = playerView else {
          return
        }
        // Attach the created Player View to your player container View
        let constraints = [
          playerView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.topAnchor, constant: 0),
          playerView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.bottomAnchor, constant: 0),
          playerView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.leadingAnchor, constant: 0),
          playerView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.trailingAnchor, constant: 0)
        ]
        // Activate created constraints
        NSLayoutConstraint.activate(constraints)
      }
    }

Create the Player view and Add it to view hierarchy – Async/Await


						


						


			do {
      // Please replace the Player ID with your own Player ID accessed via the Dailymotion Studio or REST API.
      let playerView = try await Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: <#"xbzlf"#>, videoId: <#"x84sh87"#>, playerParameters:  DMPlayerParameters() , playerDelegate: self)
      // Attach the created Player View to your player container View
      let constraints = [
        playerView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.topAnchor, constant: 0),
        playerView.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.bottomAnchor, constant: 0),
        playerView.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.leadingAnchor, constant: 0),
        playerView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: self.playerContainerView.trailingAnchor, constant: 0)
      ]
      // Activate created constraints
      NSLayoutConstraint.activate(constraints)
    }
    catch {
      // Handle erros
      print("Error creating player: \(error)")
    }
}

Implement `DMPlayerDelegate` :

In order to get full functionality and benefit frorm full monetization, implementing DMPlayerDelegate is mandatory.


						


						


			extension ViewController: DMPlayerDelegate {
func player(_ player: DMPlayerView, openUrl url: URL) {
    UIApplication.shared.open(url)
  }
  
  func playerWillPresentFullscreenViewController(_ player: DMPlayerView) -> UIViewController {
    return self
  }
  
  func playerWillPresentAdInParentViewController(_ player: DMPlayerView) -> UIViewController {
    return self
  }
}

Initialization methods

Name	Info	Example
Create Player	To create the player object `DMPlayerView`, the object will be returned in the completion closure given as a parameter. Player ID is mandatory and can be created and managed on Dailymotion Studio	`Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: "PLAYERID", videoId: "VIDEOID", playerParameters: DMPlayerParameters() , playerDelegate: self)`

Required configuration methods

After configuring the initialization of the player, it is required to implement the necessary methods of the protocol DMPlayerDelegate to ensure your application can manage the player in all contexts.

Info	Example
Informs the delegate that the app has to open a URL in a browser result as a user action	`player(_ player: DMPlayerView, openUrl url: URL`
Asks the delegate for a UIViewController to present the player in fullscreen	`playerWillPresentFullscreenViewController(_:)`
Asks the delegate for a UIViewController to display an Ad dependent by a UIViewController	`playerWillPresentAdInParentViewController(_:)`

API Reference

Using Player Parameters

Additional runtime customization is achievable when embedding the Player using client-side parameters from the table below. These parameters allow you to specify additional Player behavior or pass in required values to a specific Player embed.

Name	Parameter	Default	Description	Values	Type
Video ID	`video`	nil	The ID of the video to load	–	String
Playlist ID	`playlist`	nil	The ID of the playlist to load	–	String
Advertising Config	`customConfig`	nil	For passing in unique keys for advertising purposes. See how to configure customConfig.	–	Dictionary [String:String]
Scale mode	`scaleMode`	fit	To adjust the player’s video focus	`"fit"`, `"fill"`, `"fillLeft"`, `"fillRight"`, `"fillTop"` & `"fillBottom"`	Enum
Mute	`mute`	false	To mute the player	`"true"`,`"false"`	Boolean
Start	`startTime`	`0`	Specify the time (in seconds) from which the video should start playing	–	Number
Loop	`loop`	false	To set the video to loop. Check dedicated section for more details.	`"true"`,`"false"`	Boolean
Default Orientation	`defaultFullscreenOrientation`	`landscapeLeft`	Default player orientation when user interacts with fullscreen button	`landscapeRight`, `landscapeLeft`, `portrait`, `upsidedown`	Enum

Example of using Player Parameters.


						


						


			var dmPlayerParameters = DMPlayerParameters()
dmPlayerParameters.customConfig =  ["keyvalues":"category=sport&section=video", "dynamiciu":"USERID/12345"]
dmPlayerParameters.allowIDFA = true
dmPlayerParameters.allowPIP = true
dmPlayerParameters.defaultFullscreenOrientation = .landscapeRight
dmPlayerParameters.mute = false
dmPlayerParameters.scaleMode = .fit
dmPlayerParameters.startTime = 0
dmPlayerParameters.loop = false

Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: "PlayerId", playerParameters: dmPlayerParameters, logLevels: [.all]) { playerView, error in
      
}

Player methods

When the player is loaded you can use the below methods to take full control of the player and interact with it programmatically.

Method	Info	Type
`loadContent(videoId:playlistId:startTime:)`	To load a video or a playlist. You can play a specific video followed by a playlist by specifying both the video and playlist IDs Note that the loaded content playback is based on the `autostart` configuration defined in the PlayerID settings	`String?, String?, TimeInterval?`
`play()`	To play video playback
`pause()`	To pause video playback
`setFullscreen()`	To enable or disable fullscreen mode with `fullscreen: true,` or `false` If `fullscreen: true`, fullscreen orientation is by default `orientation: .landscapeLeft` Other available values for `orientation` are `.landscapeRight`, `.upsidedown` and `.portrait`	Example: `setFullscreen(fullscreen: true, orientation: .landscapeRight)`
`setSubtitles(code:)`	To activate a subtitles track to a specified language if available	`String`
`setQuality(level:)`	To set the video’s quality to the specified quality	`String`
`seek(to:)`	To seek to the specified time in video playback in seconds	`TimeInterval`
`setMute(mute:)`	To set the mute mode of the player	`Bool`
`setCustomConfig(config:)`	To set the config for ads Dynamically update the advertising parameter value, use the method to send a new value which then gets updated when the player loads the next video file	`Dictionary [String:String]`
`setScaleMode(config:)`	To adjust the player view of the video screen `"fit"`, `"fill"`, `"fillLeft"`, `"fillRight"`, `"fillTop"` & `"fillBottom"`	`ScaleMode enum`
`getState(completion:)`	To retrieve the current state of the player	`StateCompletionHandler`
`try await getState()`	To retrieve the current state of the player
`updateParams(params:)`	To change the following player config values at runtime `scaleMode`, `mute`, `volume`, `enableControls` & `customConfig`	`DMPlayerParameters`

Events

Player events – `DMPlayerDelegate`

Event	INFO
`player(_:openUrl:)`	Informs the delegate that has to open a URL in a browser result as a user action
`player(_:didFailWithError:)`	Sent when the player triggers an error.
`playerDidStart(_:)`	Sent the first time the player attempts to start the playback, either because of user interaction, an autoplay parameter or an API call (e.g `play()`, `loadContent()`, etc.)
`playerDidEnd(_:)`	Sent when the playback of the content video, and eventual post-roll ad video is completed
`player(_:didChangeVideo:)`	Sent when a new video has been loaded in the player. (e.g. after calling `loadContent({ video: 'xID' })`, or at player start-up)
`player(_:didChangeVolume:_:)`	Sent when the volume level or mute state changes
`player(_:didReceivePlaybackPermission:)`	Sent each time any playback request has failed or if the initial playback attempt has succeeded
`player(_:didChangePresentationMode:)`	Sent when the player transitions to or from a Picture-in-Picture state, either native or the Dailymotion version, or when the player enters or exits the fullscreen state
`player(_:didChangeScaleMode:)`	Sent when the scale mode of the player changes after using `setScaleMode()`
`playerDidCriticalPathReady(_:)`	Sent every time a video is ready to play, or started playing (depending on autoplay settings, and their resolution by the browser), or is unable to play (blocked, restricted, unavailable)

Video events – `DMVideoDelegate`

Event	Info
`video(_:didChangeSubtitles:)`	Sent when the current subtitle changes
`video(_:didReceiveSubtitlesList:)`	Sent when subtitles are available
`video(_:didChangeDuration:)`	Sent when the duration property of the video becomes available or changes after a new video load
`videoDidEnd(_:)`	Sent when the player completes playback of the content video
`videoDidPause(_:)`	Sent when the video playback has paused
`videoDidPlay(_:)`	Sent when the playback state of the content video is no longer paused, as a result of the play method or the autoplay attribute
`videoIsPlaying(_:)`	Sent when the content video starts playing, after the play or waiting event
`video(_:isInProgress:)`	Sent when the browser is fetching the media data
`video(_:didReceiveQualitiesList:)`	Sent when video qualities are available
`video(_:didChangeQuality:)`	Sent when the video quality changes
`video(_:didSeekEnd:)`	Sent when the player has completed a seeking operation
`video(_:didSeekStart:)`	Sent when the player starts to seek to another position in the video timeline
`videoDidStart(_:)`	Sent when the player begins playback of the content video
`video(_:didChangeTime:)`	Sent when the playback position changes
`videoIsBuffering(_:)`	Sent when the player has to temporarily stop video playback for further buffering of content

Ad events – `DMAdDelegate`

Event	Info
`adDidReceiveCompanions(_:)`	Sent when a companion ad is received. Companion ads should be played in sync with the main ad (linear/non-linear) by listening to events `ad(_:didStart:_:)` and `ad(_:didEnd:)`
`ad(_:didChangeDuration:)`	Sent when the duration property of the video advertisement becomes available or changes after a new video load
`ad(_:didEnd:)`	Sent when the player completes playback of an ad
`adDidPause(_:)`	Sent when the player pauses an ad
`adDidPlay(_:)`	Sent when the ad playback starts or continues after being in a paused state
`ad(_:didStart:_:)`	Sent when the player begins playback of an ad video
`ad(_:didChangeTime:)`	Sent when the playback position of an ad changes
`adDidImpression(_:)`	Sent when the first ad frame is displayed
`ad(_:adDidLoaded:)`	Sent when the player has loaded and buffered the creative’s media and assets either fully or to the extent that it is ready to play the media
`adDidClick(_:)`	Sent when a user clicks on a video ad

Adding event listeners

For listening to events triggered by the player you must implement the 3 delegate protocols : DMPlayerDelegate , DMVideoDelegate and DMAdDelegate .

Pass the delegate protocols in the createPlayer method:


						


						


			Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: "PLAYER_ID",playerDelegate: self, videoDelegate: self, adDelegate: self , completion: { [weak self] (dmPlayer, error) in
      // Create Player Done
})

Pass the delegate protocols to the created DMPlayerView instance :


						


						


			Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: "PLAYER_ID", completion: { [weak self] (dmPlayer, error) in
      // Create Player Done
      dmPlayer?.playerDelegate = self
      dmPlayer?.videoDelegate = self
      dmPlayer?.adDelegate = self
})

Player state


						


						


			/// The description of the ad
    public var adDescription: String?

    /// If the player does support the native PiP
    public var playerIsPipNativeSupported: Bool?

    /// The advertiser name
    public var adAdvertiserName: String?

    /// The universal ad id node from the VAST or the ad id of the creative node from the VAST
    public var adCreativeAdId: String?

    /// The id of the creative node from the VAST
    public var adCreativeId: String?

    /// The reason why the last ad ended
    public var adEndedReason: String?

    /// Contains the infos about the last error that occurred with the ad
    public var adError: String?

    /// The id of the ad
    public var adId: String?

    /// If an ad resource is running
    public var adIsPlaying: Bool?

    /// If the ad can be skipped by the user at this moment
    public var adIsSkippable: Bool?

    /// The position of the ad in the video
    public var adPosition: String?

    /// The remaining time before the ad can be skipped or -1 if no ad is running
    public var adSkipOffset: Double?

    /// The title of the ad
    public var adTitle: String?

    /// The player current aspect ratio
    public var playerAspectRatio: String?

    /// If the player is ready to play
    public var playerIsCriticalPathReady: Bool?

    /// If the player is allowed to play, depending on the browser permissions
    public var playerIsPlaybackAllowed: Bool?

    /// The reason why the playback has been allowed or not
    public var playerPlaybackPermissionReason: String?

    /// The current mode where the player is displayed
    public var playerPresentationMode: String?

    /// The player’s current scale mode
    public var playerScaleMode: String?

    /// If the video is created for Children
    public var videoIsCreatedForKids: Bool?

    /// If the player controls are enabled
    public var playerAreControlsEnabled: Bool?

    /// If the player is muted
    public var playerIsMuted: Bool?

    /// If the player is currently playing video or ad content
    public var playerIsPlaying: Bool?

    /// If the player is loading the media resource
    public var playerIsBuffering: Bool?

    /// If the next and previous controls in the PiP are enabled
    public var playerIsNavigationEnabled: Bool?

    /// If the player is in replay screen
    public var playerIsReplayScreen: Bool?

    /// If the video required a password to be read
    public var videoIsPasswordRequired: Bool?

    /// If the player is in start screen
    public var playerIsStartScreen: Bool?

    /// If the player has the alert dialog displayed
    public var playerIsAlertDialogDisplayed: Bool?

    /// The id of the video previous video which was played
    public var playerPrevVideo: String?

    /// The id of the video next video in the queue
    public var playerNextVideo: String?

    /// The id of the owner of the video
    public var videoOwnerId: String?

    /// The user name of the owner of the video
    public var videoOwnerUsername: String?

    /// The screen name of the owner of the video
    public var videoOwnerScreenname: String?

    /// The video qualities that are available
    public var videoQualitiesList: [String]?

    /// The quality value of the video loaded
    public var videoQuality: String?

    /// The language codes of the subtitle tracks which are available for the current media resource
    public var videoSubtitlesList: [String]?

    /// The language code of the subtitle track that is currently enabled
    public var videoSubtitles: String?

    /// The unique Id of the video
    public var videoId: String?

    /// The title of the video loaded
    public var videoTitle: String?

    /// The timestamp that corresponds to the creation of the video
    public var videoCreatedTime: Double?

    /// The current volume level. The volume and mute params operate separately, therefore, you could have a player with full volume, but also muted
    public var playerVolume: Double?

    /// The current playback position of an ad in seconds
    public var adTime: Double?

    /// The duration time of the ad resource in seconds
    public var adDuration: Double?

    /// The current playback position of the video in seconds
    public var videoTime: Double?

    /// The duration time of the video resource in seconds
    public var videoDuration: Double?

    public var playerError: DailymotionPlayerSDK.PlayerError?

    public var adCompanion: [DailymotionPlayerSDK.AdCompanion]?

Handling fullscreen

The SDK supports a built-in Fullscreen feature.

In order for the fullscreen functionality to work, you have to implement DMPlayerDelegate Delegate and playerWillPresentFullscreenViewController function where you have to return a view controller that can be presented on :


						


						


			class ViewController: UIViewController {
 override func viewDidLoad() {
  super.viewDidLoad()
  Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: "PlayerID", playerDelegate: self) { playerView, error in
      
   }
 }
}
extension ViewController: DMPlayerDelegate {
 func playerWillPresentFullscreenViewController(_ player: DMPlayerView) -> 
 UIViewController {
    return self
  }
}

Checking Fullscreen state :

You can check at any time after player creation if the player is in fullscreen by calling playerView.isFullscreen that will return true if is in fullscreen mode or false if not.
Implementing from DMPlayerDelegate the playerDidPresentationModeChange function, you will get a DMPlayerView.PresentationMode enum that will contain all possible player presentation states : inline , pictureInPicture and fullscreen :


						


						


			extension ViewController: DMPlayerDelegate {
func playerDidPresentationModeChange(_ player: DMPlayerView, presentationMode: DMPlayerView.PresentationMode) {
switch presentationMode {
    case .fullscreen: break
    case .inline: break
    case .pictureInPicture: break
    default: break
    }
}
}

Handling Fullscreen Orientation :

Using defaultFullscreenOrientation parameter from DMPlayerParameters object passed to create player in order to set the default orientation when user requests fullscreen.
Using the function setFullscreen(fullscreen: Bool, orientation: DMPlayerFullscreenOrientation? = nil) to overwrite the default orientation when programmatically want to switch to fullscreen

Best practices & code samples

Handling advertising set up

In order to benefit from correct monetization, some steps need to be taken.

Create a dedicated Player Config for your App in Dailymotion studio, the generated Player id to be used in the Player initialization method.
Publishers in GDPR countries are required to implement a TCF2-registered CMP in their native app to ensure monetization. Collect consent from CMP before loading the player.
Implementing DMPlayerDelegate is mandatory, see here.
Implement the necessary methods to ensure your application can manage the player in all contexts, see here.
Pass in and update custom advertising values. To learn more please see here.

Player Logs

Dailymotion iOS Player SDK uses os_log to log informations.

Logging levels:

off
debug
info
error
all

Customising logging level:

In order to customise logging level you can pass in the createPlayer function at logLevels parameter the desired value and the SDK will handle logs as expected.

We recommend during the integration of the SDK to set the level to .all to check that everything working as expected.

The default value of the logging level is [.info, .error]


						


						


			Dailymotion.createPlayer(playerId: "PlayerId", logLevels: [.all]) { playerView, error in
       
}

Native & Webview errors

CreatePlayer errors and didFail delegate errors from DMPlayerDelegate can throw the following list of errors :

SDK Errors

ERROR	ERROR DESCRIPTION
`PlayerError.underlyingRemoteError(error: Error)`	Triggered by the embed Player and forwarded by the SDK
`PlayerError.advertisingModuleMissing`	Triggered by the SDK when the Advertising Module Is Missing, Please fix this, the player will not run
`PlayerError.playerIdNotFound`	Triggered by the SDK when the player id is not found
`PlayerError.stateNotAvailable`	Triggered by the SDK when asking the Player for current state and is not available at that time
`PlayerError.internetNotConnected`	Player Request Failed the internet seems offline, retry the call
`PlayerError.requestTimedOut`	Player Request took more then expected, retry the call
`PlayerError.otherPlayerRequestError`	Other Player Request related error, please check the logs for more info
`PlayerError.unexpected`	Triggered when something went wrong and an unexpected error has occurred, please check the logs for more info and if persists contact support

PlayerError implements swift Error protocol and can be safely casted to NSError if needed

Error that can occur with PlayerError.underlyingRemoteError(error: Error) are documented and can be found here : Video access error

Example of handling the errors :


						


						


			func handlePlayerError(error: Error) {
    switch(error) {
    case PlayerError.advertisingModuleMissing :
      break;
    case PlayerError.stateNotAvailable :
      break;
    case PlayerError.underlyingRemoteError(error: let error):
      let error = error as NSError
      if let errDescription = error.userInfo[NSLocalizedDescriptionKey],
         let errCode = error.userInfo[NSLocalizedFailureReasonErrorKey],
         let recovery = error.userInfo[NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestionErrorKey] {
        print("Player Error : Description: \(errDescription), Code: \(errCode), Recovery : \(recovery) ")
        
      } else {
        print("Player Error : \(error)")
      }
      break
    case PlayerError.requestTimedOut:
      print(error.localizedDescription)
      break
    case PlayerError.unexpected:
      print(error.localizedDescription)
      break
    case PlayerError.internetNotConnected:
      print(error.localizedDescription)
      break
    case PlayerError.playerIdNotFound:
      print(error.localizedDescription)
      break
    case PlayerError.otherPlayerRequestError:
      print(error.localizedDescription)
      break
    default:
      print(error.localizedDescription)
      break
    }
  }

Reusing & preload the Player

Preload player:
In your application, you can preload the player before the user attempts to play a video. In order to preload the player you have to just create it how is shown in the Create Player View section and store the returned DMPlayerView object.

When ready to show the player, attach the DMPlayerView to the desired view hierarchy and call the loadContent() or play() method depending if you already passed a video id or a playlist id when creating the player.

Reuse player:
When using our player in an application, you can (and should) reuse the same player instance, therefore a single-player instance can load multiple videos by using the loadContent() method.

Destroy/Release the Player

The player instance will be automatically destroyed and removed when the DMPlayerView object loses reference and the Automatic reference counting (ARC) counter is Zero.

Sample applications

Sample applications can be found on our GitHub repository: https://github.com/dailymotion/player-sdk-ios-samples

Embed the player on AMP

AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) is an open-source project which provides a robust framework for creating a lightweight experience of a webpage that loads lightning fast on mobile connections.

In order to build these pages the framework provides a large library of components. This library includes a dedicated Dailymotion AMP component which is available for anyone to use Dailymotion videos on their AMP site.

Required Script


						


						


			<script async custom-element="amp-dailymotion" src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-dailymotion-0.1.js"></script>

Our Component


						


						


			<amp-dailymotion>

Example embed


						


						


			<amp-dailymotion
    data-videoid="x2m8jpp"
    layout="responsive"
    autoplay="true"
    data-mute="true"
    width="480"
    height="270"
    data-param-ads_params="12345"
    data-param-syndication="12345">
</amp-dailymotion>

In order to autoplay correctly on AMP pages, it is required that both autoplay and mute are configured. Add both the autoplay & data-mute="true" to configure this. Our tap to unmute feature won’t be visible, however, this framework provides its own version.

For player parameters that don’t have matching AMP attributes, it’s possible to add in any player parameter using the data-params-{Player_Param}.

TCF API with AMP

Please note that our player is compliant with the TCF API within the AMP framework also. The amp-consent component needs to be added and configured to facilitate the ability to collect and store a user’s consent. This can easily be managed by adding the configuration below.

Furthermore, we recommend blocking the amp-dailymotion component until the user accepts consent. This can easily be achieved by adding data-block-on-consent into the player amp embed. For more info on the consent component see here.


						


						


			<amp-consent>
  <script type="application/json">
    {
      "exposesTcfApi": true
    }
  </script>
</amp-consent>


						


						


			<amp-dailymotion data-videoid="x84f3e2"  data-block-on-consent></amp-dailymotion>

oEmbed API

oEmbed is a format for allowing an embedded representation of a URL on third-party sites. The protocol allows a website to turn a Dailymotion video page URL into a structured data set, making it easy to embed and share content across the web.

When to use it:

This protocol is the preferred method when you need to transform the URL provided into an embed code. For more information, see the oEmbed specification.

How to use it:

Use the following endpoint to request the corresponding video information using only a Dailymotion video URL. Add in URL params from the table below to configure the response.


						


						


			https://www.dailymotion.com/services/oembed?url=VIDEO_URL?PARAM1&PARAM2

Available URL parameters

Parameter	Parameter description
`url`	The Dailymotion URL for a video (required)
`maxwidth`	The maximum width the embedded video can take on the destination page
`maxheight`	The maximum height the embedded video can take on the destination page
`format`	Response format, either `json` or `xml`. Defaults to `json`
`callback`	When returning JSON, wrap in this function
`player`	The player ID that the loaded player will be created with. This ID can be accessed via the Players tab on Dailymotion Studio.

Example call using URL parameters:


						


						


			// Replace x7tgad0 with your Video ID and xfh28 with your own Player ID 

https://www.dailymotion.com/services/oembed?url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7tgad0?maxwidth=480&maxheight=269&player=xfh28

Example JSON response:


						


						


			{
"type": "video",
"version": "1.0",
"provider_name": "Dailymotion",
"provider_url": "https://www.dailymotion.com",
"title": "Midnight Sun | Iceland",
"description": "",
"author_name": "Dailymotion player demo",
"author_url": "https://www.dailymotion.com/dailymotionplayerdemo2",
"width": 478,
"height": 268,
"html": "<iframe frameborder=\"0\" width=\"478\" height=\"268\" src=\"https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/xfh28.html?video=x7tgad0&\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"></iframe>",
"thumbnail_url": "https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/SBL5q1Zl12Cbw0Bb_/x240",
"thumbnail_width": 427,
"thumbnail_height": 240
}

Customize the player

The Dailymotion Player can be customized to match your brand perfectly, with a modern UI that works cross-platforms. If you want to develop a custom experience our SDKs give full control of the Player via the Player API.

Whether you embed on web or on native, there are 2 ways to customize your Player:

through the Player configurator UI in the Dailymotion Studio (Players tab)
using the REST API which allow you to configure player settings as well as additional customization at runtime using player parameters

Working with Player settings

When embedding the Player on the web it’s required to create a Player configuration that specifies the Player settings and behavior.

The Player settings manage the main player experience and are controlled through the Player configurator UI in the Dailymotion Studio (Players tab) or using the REST API.

Player setting	Field	Default	Description	Values
Aspect ratio	`aspect_ratio`	`16:9`	To control the aspect ratio of the Player. Only available with JavaScript. With `inheri`t the Player will inherit the width and height from the parent container	`"16:9"`, `"4:3"`, `"1:1"`, `"3:4"`, `"9:16"`, `"inherit"`
Auto Skip after	`autoskip_after`	`undefined`	After how many seconds the video is skipped (min: 30) Use `enable_autoskip` to enable the Auto Skip feature	–
Autostart	`autostart`	`firstTimeViewable`	To control the player’s autoplaying behaviour	`"firstTimeViewable","on", "off"`
Color	`color`	`undefined`	Change the default highlight color used in the controls (hex value without the leading `#`). Color set in the Dailymotion Studio will override this param	–
Ads Controls	`enable_ads_controls`	`true`	Whether to enable/disable the Player controls during an ad	`"true"`,`"false"`
Auto Next	`enable_autonext`	`true`	Whether to play automatically the next item in the queue	`"true"`,`"false"`
Auto Skip	`enable_autoskip`	`false`	Whether to activate the “Auto skip” feature. Use `autoskip_after` to define after how many seconds the video is skipped. Important: to enable Auto skip, your Player ID must be set with: – `autostart`: `on` – `enable_queue`: `true` (or load a `playlist`) – `enable_autonext`: `true`	`"true"`,`"false"`
Channel Owner Link	`enable_channel_link`	`true`	To remove the link on the channel	`"true"`,`"false"`
Logo	`enable_dm_logo`	`true`	Whether to display the Dailymotion logo or not	`"true"`,`"false"`
Google Policy UI	`enable_google_policy_ui`	`false`	Whether to activate the UI to be Google policy compliant (e.g.: PIP close button outside Player UI)	`"true"`,`"false"`
Video Info	`enable_info`	`true`	To remove title and video owner information	`"true"`,`"false'`
Player Controls	`enable_playback_controls`	`true`	Whether to enable/disable the Player controls during a video	`"true"`,`"false"`
Automatic recommendations	`enable_queue`	`true`	Whether to enable automatic recommendations at the end of the video	`"true"`,`"false"`
Sharing	`enable_sharing`	`true`	Whether to enable/disable the sharing button	`"true"`,`"false"`
Sharing URL	`enable_sharing_url_location`	`page link`	To control whether the user shares the page link or the Dailymotion link location when using the share functionality of the player. The page link is only available when embedding using JavaScript	–
Start PiP in Expanded	`enable_start_pip_in_expanded`	`false`	Whether to start the PiP in expanded mode on small viewports	`"true"`,`"false"`
Start Screen Link	`enable_startscreen_dm_link`	`true`	Whether to display “Watch on Dailymotion” link on start screen	`"true"`,`"false"`
Video titles in carousel thumbnails	`enable_titles_in_video_cards`	`true`	Whether to display the titles of the videos in the carousel of the queue thumbnails	`"true"`,`"false"`
Video Title Link	`enable_video_title_link`	`true`	To remove the link on the video title	`"true"`,`"false"`
Optimize header bidding	`enable_wait_for_custom_config`	`false`	Whether to configure the Player to wait for the header bidding info passed in `setCustomConfig()` before starting playback & optimize it for midroll and postroll ad updates Note: only available for web integration – not available on Android / iOS SDKs	`"true"`,`"false"`
Picture-in-Picture	`pip`	`off`	To specify the Dailymotion picture-in-picture behaviour	`"instant"`, `"on"`, `"off"`
Watermark type	`watermark_image_type`	`none`	To control the image displayed on the bottom right corner of the Dailymotion player.	`"none"` allows you to turn off the watermark. `"from_channel"` allows you to use the image currently defined on the channel level. `"custom"` allows you to define a custom image as a watermark.
Watermark URL	`watermark_image_url`	`undefined`	To specify the custom image which is displayed as a watermark. To use this setting, `watermark_image_type` should be set to `“custom”`	–
Watermark link type	`watermark_link_type`	`none`	To control the redirection link assigned to the watermark available on the bottom right corner of the Dailymotion player.	`"none"` allows you to turn off the redirection link on the watermark. `"from_channel"` allows you to use the redirection link currently assigned to the watermark defined on a channel level. `"custom"` allows you to define a custom redirection link to your watermark
Watermark link URL	`watermark_link_url`	`undefined`	To specify the custom link which has to be used when you click on the watermark. To use this setting, `watermark_link_type` should be set to `“custom”`	–

Player customization when using the native SDKs is managed via Player parameters, the list of available parameters can be accessed in their corresponding sections.

To manage Player settings through the REST API it is required to have the manage_players specific permission. For more information about using the REST API please see here.

Working with Player parameters

Additional runtime customization is achievable when embedding the Player on the web using client-side parameters from the table below. These parameters allow you to specify additional Player behavior or pass in required values to a specific Player embed. Note that the main Player experience is controlled using Player Settings managed in the Dailymotion Studio (Players tab) or REST API.

These URL encoded query strings can easily be added to the data-params attribute on the Player embed script, within the createPlayer() method when using the Player API or passed into the src URL for an Iframe embed.

Name	Parameter	Default	Description	Values	Type
Video ID	`video`	undefined	The ID of the video to load	–	String
Playlist ID	`playlist`	undefined	The ID of the playlist to load	–	String
Advertising Config	`customConfig`	undefined	For passing in unique keys for advertising purposes. For example, `customConfig[key]=values`	–	Object
Scale mode	`scaleMode`	fit	To adjust the player’s video focus	`"fit"`, `"fill"`, `"fillLeft"`, `"fillRight"`, `"fillTop"` & `"fillBottom"`	Enum
Mute	`mute`	false	Whether to mute the video or not. To note, enabling mute may impact monetization. The Player provides smart mute behavior, it tries to automatically start the video playback with sound. If this isn’t possible due to browser prevention, there is a fallback mechanism and the Player reattempts to play the video but with the sound set to mute.	`"true"`,`"false"`	Boolean
Start	`startTime`	`0`	Specify the time (in seconds) from which the video should start playing	–	Number
Loop	`loop`	false	To set the video to loop. Check the dedicated section for more details.	`"true"`,`"false"`	Boolean

Player embed script

Add the URL encoded query string to the data-params attribute with the Player embed script.


						


						


			<script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.js" data-video="x84sh87" data-params="startTime=15&loop=true&mute=true"></script>

Player library script

Add the URL encoded query string to the params object within the createPlayer() method when creating the Player with the Player Library and Player API.


						


						


			dailymotion
  .createPlayer("my-dailymotion-player", {
    video: "x84sh87",
    playlist: "x5zhzj",
    params: {
      startTime: 15,
      loop: true,
      mute: true,
    },
  })
  .then((player) => console.log(player))
  .catch((e) => console.error(e));

iFrame embed

Add the URL encoded query string after the video ID in the src attribute of the iFrame.


						


						


			<iframe frameborder="0" width="640" height="360" 
    src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.html?video=x84sh87&startTime=5&mute=true" 
    allowfullscreen 
    allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture">
</iframe>

Working with loop

Your embedded content can be automatically played again by adding the loop parameter to your embed method on either a video or a playlist object.

Depending on your Player configuration and your object, you will be able to either loop a list of recommendations, a playlist or a single video.

Player configuration for specific loop behaviors

See how to set up your Player configuration to achieve the intended loop behavior:

Expected loop behavior	Embedded object	Loop	Parameters in Player configuration
Expected loop behavior	Embedded object	Loop	Automatic recommendations	Autonext
Loop upon single video Video loops smoothly without any interruption	Video	`true`	`false`	`false`
Loop upon recommendation list Once your video is finished, the recommended videos will play. When the last video reaches the end, the playback will play again from the beginning of the queue.	Video	`true`	`true`	`true`
Loop upon playlist Once your video is finished, your playlist will play. When the last video reaches the end, the playlist will play again from the beginning.	Playlist or Video within a playlist	`true`	`true`	`true`

Integration examples

Check the following examples to see how to add the loop parameter in your embed method.

Player Embed Script

Player Library Script

Player iFrame

Working with Picture-in-Picture(PiP)

The Dailymotion Player is compatible with native Picture-in-Picture (PiP) in addition to our own out-of-the-box Picture-in-Picture product.

Native PiP allows viewers to continue watching content while browsing on other apps and websites on their devices. This functionality is controlled by the browsers APIs and cannot be customized: the below method doesn’t apply to it.

Our own Dailymotion PiP solution allows viewers to continue watching your content while scrolling the page. Our PiP is easily managed through the Dailymotion Studio and can be customized: it delivers a smooth and engaging user experience and will help boost your monetization opportunities.

A verified Partner can enable the Dailymotion Picture-in-Picture feature in the Player settings using the Dailymotion Studio or REST API. This functionality requires JavaScript and can only be used with the Player Embed Script or Player Library Script.

PiP settings

As the user scrolls the page, the video must transition from playing in the in-page video player to playing in a sticky video player, which remains in view as the user scrolls the page.

Value	Info
`pip: off`	The PiP is not enabled
`pip: on`	The PiP will transition after the main player was firstly seen by the user and after they scroll the page so less than 50% of the main player is within the viewport
`pip: instant`	The PiP will launch once the player is loaded and the main player isn’t in the user’s viewport

When triggered, a mini player is, by default, displayed at the bottom right on wide screens and at the top on narrow screens. Further positioning can be achieved using custom CSS, see the section below “PiP customization”.

PiP positioning

Desktop-specific behavior

The PiP frame will, by default, transition and appear at the bottom right of the screen. It’s optimized for viewability, performance, monetization and built with a minimal, user-centric design. The desktop PiP will have a minimum size of 410px width with a 16:9 aspect ratio sized responsively.

Mobile-specific behavior

The PiP frame will, by default, appear at the top of the screen and take 100% of the width.

On mobile or on a narrow viewport, the PiP Player will automatically adapt and have two modes:

Value	Info
`collapsed`	The video Player height is reduced not to interfere with page content (articles, text, images)
`expanded`	The video Player is at full width and height (preserving video ratio)

By default, the Player will initially transition to a collapsed format unless the configuration is set to “Start PiP in expanded” option in the Dailymotion Studio or REST API. The viewers can alter between the mobile PiP formats using the collapsed toggle on the UI. During advertisements the PiP will automatically expand to preserve ad viewability.

PiP customization

It’s possible to reposition the PiP by adding specific CSS code for the dedicated element IDs. You can find CSS samples below and view demos in our CodePen Collection.

To specifically target small and large viewports, use the dedicated CSS selectors:

CSS Selector	Info
`#dailymotion-pip-large-viewport`	Targets PiP for large viewports
`#dailymotion-pip-small-viewport`	Targets PiP for small viewports

For each CSS selector, specify the CSS properties and their values to adjust your PiP positioning:

CSS Properties	Info
`--position-top`	Property sets the top margin for the PiP element
`--position-bottom`	Property sets the bottom margin for the PiP element
`--position-right`	Property sets the right margin for the PiP element
`--position-left`	Property sets the left margin for the PiP element

You can use any CSS unit within the CSS properties.

Examples:


						


						


			/* Desktop */
#dailymotion-pip-large-viewport {
/* PiP is positioned in the top left corner with a left margin of 20 pixels and a top margin of 0 pixel */
  --position-left: 20px; /* can be any CSS unit: like px, em, rem, etc */
  --position-top: 0px; /* can be any CSS unit: like px, em, rem, etc */
}

/* Mobile & tablet */
#dailymotion-pip-small-viewport {
  --position-top: 10px; /* can be any CSS unit: like px, em, rem, etc */
}

Programmatically interacting with PiP

The PiP can be programmatically closed, resumed, repainted, collapsed or expanded using allocated methods via the Player API. The PiP setting has to be enabled in the Player configuration. Once the PiP is activated, the Player API exposes five global methods:

Type	Method	Info
Close PiP	`dailymotion.pipClose()`	To suspend PiP functionality Codepen demo
Resume PiP	`dailymotion.pipResume()`	To resume PiP functionality after it has been suspended Codepen demo
Repaint PiP	`dailymotion.pipRepaint()`	To repaint PiP seamlessly when dynamic elements are changing the layout of a page Codepen demo
Collapse mobile PiP	`dailymotion.pipCollapse()`	To collapse the sticky PiP displayed on mobile (delayed if an ad is running) Codepen demo
Expand mobile PiP	`dailymotion.pipExpand()`	To expand the sticky PiP displayed on mobile Codepen demo

Working with autostart

In recent years browsers have been setting stricter autostart policies. Although you can activate the autostart behavior in the player’s configuration, complete control over autostart behavior isn’t possible, due to users’ browser settings.

Find here the few options available to choose how you want the autostart function to behave when the video is played:

First time viewable: Playback will start as soon as the player is in view
On: Playback will start as soon as the video player is loaded
Off: Playback will start only on user interaction

Our player includes smart autostart behavior that is engineered to maximize the chances of automatically playing a video in all browser conditions. When autostart is enabled, the player goes through the following waterfall:

If the browser allows autostarting, the player will automatically play with sound.
If autostart is prevented by the browser, it will attempt to play the video again but will automatically mute itself. In this case on mobile devices, the player will display a Tap to unmute call to action that allows users to unmute with a single tap anywhere on the player.
If the browser doesn’t allow autostart the player will display a start screen and wait for the user’s interaction to start video playback.

Working with the advertising configuration

As an advanced Partner, you can use the customConfig player parameter to dynamically pass information to their VAST tag.

The parameter is passed in on player initialization and can be updated dynamically by the Player API.

If you want to get more information about this parameter and how to configure it, we invite you to read our dedicated customConfig guide.

Working with the referrer policy

It may be required to adjust the referrer-policy string to match your own privacy policy or integration requirements. The Dailymotion video player relies on the referrer passing the full URL to provide valuable products to publishers. Our player by default won’t specify the referrer-policy setting, if no referrer-policy is set the browser’s default policy will be applied.

You have full control over how much data is available in the referrer. If you want the Dailymotion video player to receive the full URL in the Referer HTTP Header you need to add the “no-referrer-when-downgrade” to the referrer-policy parameter in the player embed. Please see the embed examples below on how to adjust the policy when using web embeds.

Player script embed


						


						


			<script src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player/{Player ID}.js" data-video="x84sh87" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></script>

Player library embed


						


						


			dailymotion.createPlayer("player", {
  video: "x84sh87",
  referrerPolicy: "no-referrer-when-downgrade",
});

iFrame embed


						


						


			<iframe src="https://geo.dailymotion.com/player.html?video=x84sh87" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" width="640" height="360" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade"></iframe>

Working with the REST API

To create a Player through the Dailymotion REST API you need to have the manage_players specific permissions. Please refer to the list of extended permissions to obtain them.
Then, define and specify the required fields and perform a POST request. Once a Player has been created and associated with your account, it is possible to update or delete it. Please refer to the exhaustive list of Player fields to customize it.

Example of Player creation:


						


						


			curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}' \
       -d 'label=My new player' \
       https://api.dailymotion.com/user/<YOUR_CHANNEL_ID>/players

To embed content with your Player, you need to add it to your page using a generated script embed or iFrame. You can retrieve the script URL of your Player with the REST API using the below fields depending on which embed method you want to use.
To know which of the embed methods best suits your needs, please refer to the description of each integration methods.

Embed type	Player API field	Description
Embed script URL	`embed_script_url`	Retrieve the URL of the Player Embed Script. Add this URL in a script HTML tag. This will load the Player exactly where it is added in the HTML page. This method also provides access to the Player API.
Library script URL	`lib_script_url`	Retrieve the URL of the Player Library Script. Add this URL in a script HTML tag to load your library, and create a Player programatically using the Player API.
Embed HTML URL	`embed_html_url`	Retrieve the URL of the iFrame Player. Add this URL in an iFrame HTML tag. This embed method isn’t using JavaScript, advanced functionalities such as `PiP` or `firstTimeView` will not be available.

You can test and learn more about the REST API with our API Explorer.

Working with TCF2

The embedded Dailymotion Player complies with the IAB TCF 2 standards and automatically detects any TCF 2-certified CMP. In such a case, it collects consent sent by a Publisher’s TCF 2.-certified CMP and does not deploy its independent built-in consent dialogue (i.e. a cookie banner). Note that Dailymotion is a registered IAB Vendor (n° 573). When available, the Dailymotion Player will always rely on the consent that it receives from a CMP through the standard CMP integration. The CMP integration is currently offered at no additional fees to Publishers.

Having a single cookie banner contributes to a less disruptive user experience which may improve the consent rate and potentially result in increased revenues. If the embedding website doesn’t use a TCF 2-compliant CMP, we use the Player’s built-in cookie banner as a fallback solution.

JavaScript Player API Reference

Each script used to embed the player also provides access to the Player API without any additional configuration, everything is available and bundled from the Player embed script. The Player API allows you to create a player, retrieve information about a specific player state, listen to player events and trigger player methods.

The player is loaded asynchronously using a Promise, which on resolve returns a player object. In order to get access to a player, you can retrieve a player using one of the below methods.

Methods

API commands can be called to programmatically create and control the player.

Global methods:

Method	Info
`dailymotion.createPlayer('source_id', {video:String, playlist:String, player:String, params:Object, referrerPolicy:String})`	On resolve the `Promise` will return a created player at the position of the `source_id` on the page. A `video`, `playlist` or `player` can by specified using their corresponding paramater and unique id. If you already have multiple player configurations embedded in your page, you must specify the `player` configuration to use, otherwise the default one will apply, see multiple player configurations. For additional customization you can add runtime `params` to the player, see Player parameters
`dailymotion.getPlayer()`	On resolve the `Promise` will return a player, if there is a single player instance, otherwise it will be rejected if there are multiple player embeds
`dailymotion.getPlayer('source_id')`	On resolve the `Promise` will return the specified player, pass the container ID of the specific player as an argument into the `getPlayer()` method
`dailymotion.getAllPlayers()`	Returns an array of `Promises`. Each `Promise` returns one of the player of the page
`dailymotion.pipClose()`	To deactivate PiP, the method applies to the whole webpage
`dailymotion.pipResume()`	To resume PiP, the method applies to the whole webpage.
`dailymotion.pipCollapse()`	To collapse the mobile sticky PiP, the method applies to the whole webpage
`dailymotion.pipExpand()`	To expand the mobile sticky PiP, the method applies to the whole webpage
`onScriptLoaded()`	A callback function to reflect the loading of the Player Library Script which is triggered when the global variable is correctly initialized in the window object

Using the callback function `- onScriptLoaded()`

The callback function can be used to determine when the Player Library Script is loaded and the global Dailymotion variable is initialized.


						


						


			if (window.dailymotion === undefined) {
  window.dailymotion = { 
    onScriptLoaded: () => {
      // Create a video player when script has loaded
    }
  }
} else {
  // Script already loaded
}

Player methods:

Once you’ve access to a player on the page, you can then control that player programmatically.

Method	Info	Values	Types
`loadContent()`	To load a video or a playlist. You can play a specific video followed by a playlist by specifying both the video and playlist IDs Note that the loaded content playback is based on the `autostart` configuration defined in the PlayerID settings	`({video:String, playlist:String, startTime:Number})`	Object
`play()`	To start or resume video playback	–	–
`pause()`	To pause video playback	–	–
`setVolume()`	To set the player’s volume to the specified level	Between `0` & `1`	Float
`setSubtitles()`	To activate a subtitles track to a specified language if available	–	String
`setQuality()`	To set the video’s quality to the specified quality	[`240`, `380`, `480`, `720`, `1080`, `1440`, `2160` `default`]	String
`seek()`	To seek to the specified time in video playback in seconds	–	Number
`setFullscreen()`	To enable or disable fullscreen mode	`"true"`,`"false"`	Boolean
`setPlaybackSpeed()`	To modify the playback speed, if the value passed does not match one from the list, the playback speed is rounded to the superior one. The playback speed is kept across videos	`[0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2]`	Float
`setMute()`	To set the mute mode of the player	`"true"`,`"false"`	Boolean
`setCustomConfig()`	To set the config for ads, dynamically update the advertising parameter value, use the method to send a new value which then gets updated when the player loads the next video file	–	Object
`setScaleMode()`	To adjust the player view of the video screen	`"fit"`, `"fill"`, `"fillLeft"`, `"fillRight"`, `"fillTop"` & `"fillBottom"`	Enum
`updateParams()`	To change the following player config values at runtime: `aspectRatio`, `customConfig`, `loop`, `mute`, `scaleMode` & `volume`	–	Object
`getRootNode()`	Retrieve the node where the player iframe is contained	`<div id="player1" class="dailymotion-player-root"></div>`	HTML Node
`destroy()`	To destroy a player instance pass in specified player id	–	–
`on()`	To set up a `listener` function returning the player state that will be called whenever the specified `event` is dispatched by a player instance. An optional object can be passed as a 3rd parameter. The only available option is currently `once`, and expects a `Boolean` value indicating that the listener should be invoked at most once after being added. If `true`, the listener would be automatically removed when invoked	`(event:String, listener:Function, [{once:Boolean}])`	–
`off()`	To remove a previously registered event `listener` from a player instance. If the `listener` is not specified, it will remove any existing listeners associated with the event	`(event:String, [listener:Function])`	–
`getState()`	To retrieve the current state of the player. See usage in Player API State section here	–	–
`getSettings()`	To retrieve the configuration of a Player as defined in your Dailymotion Studio. See available Player settings here	–	–

Events

The Player emits events relating to the change of the Player state, video playback and ad content.

To pick up on these events use the method player.on():


						


						


			player.on(dailymotion.events.YOUR_EVENT, callback) // callback function will be trigger each time 'YOUR_EVENT' is fired
player.on(dailymotion.events.YOUR_EVENT, callback, { once: true }) // callback function will be trigger only the first time 'YOUR_EVENT' is fired

It is also possible to unbind specified listeners using an additional method player.off():


						


						


			player.off(dailymotion.events.YOUR_EVENT, callback) // the specific callback associated to 'YOUR_EVENT' will be removed
player.off(dailymotion.events.YOUR_EVENT) // every listeners binded to 'YOUR_EVENT' will be removed

Player events

Player Event	Info
`PLAYER_ASPECTRATIOCHANGE`	Sent when the aspect ratio of the player changes after calling `setAspectRatio('4:3')`)
`PLAYER_CRITICALPATHREADY`	Sent every time a video is ready to play, or started playing (depending on autoplay settings, and their resolution by the browser), or is unable to play (blocked, restricted, unavailable). Listen to this event if you want to defer doing network-heavy and JavaScript-heavy work, to allow the optimal delivery of the first frames of the video to the use
`PLAYER_END`	Sent when the playback of the content video, and eventual post-roll ad video is completed
`PLAYER_ERROR`	Sent when the player triggers an error. Error code available in the Player State object
`PLAYER_PIPEXPANDEDCHANGE`	Sent when the Picture-in-Picture expanded mode changes, only on small viewports
`PLAYER_PLAYBACKPERMISSION`	Sent each time any playback request has failed or if the initial playback attempt has succeeded
`PLAYER_PRESENTATIONMODECHANGE`	Sent when the player transitions to or from a Picture-in-Picture state, either native or the dailymotion version, or when the player enters or exits the fullscreen state
`PLAYER_SCALEMODECHANGE`	Sent when the scale mode of the player changes after using `setScaleMode()`
`PLAYER_START`	Sent the first time the player attempts to start the playback, either because of user interaction, an autoplay parameter or an API call (e.g `play()`, `loadContent()`, etc.)
`PLAYER_VIDEOCHANGE`	Sent when a new video has been loaded in the player. (e.g. after calling `loadContent({ video: 'xID' })`, or at player start-up)
`PLAYER_VIEWABILITYCHANGE`	Sent when the player viewability values changes (50% of the player is within the user’s viewport)
`PLAYER_VOLUMECHANGE`	Sent when the volume level or mute state changes
`PLAYER_HEAVYADSINTERVENTION`	Sent when the player is unloaded from the page due to Chrome browser’s heavy ads intervention policies

Video Events

Video Event	Info
`VIDEO_BUFFERING`	Sent when the player has to temporarily stop video playback for further buffering of content
`VIDEO_DURATIONCHANGE`	Sent when the duration property of the video becomes available or changes after a new video load
`VIDEO_END`	Sent when the player completes playback of the content video
`VIDEO_PAUSE`	Sent when the video playback has paused
`VIDEO_PLAY`	Sent when the playback state of the content video is no longer paused, as a result of the play method or the autoplay attribute
`PLAYER_PLAYBACKSPEEDCHANGE`	Sent when the playback speed changes
`VIDEO_PLAYING`	Sent when the content video starts playing, after the play or waiting event
`VIDEO_PROGRESS`	Sent when the browser is fetching the media data
`VIDEO_QUALITIESREADY`	Sent when video qualities are available
`VIDEO_QUALITYCHANGE`	Sent when the video quality changes
`VIDEO_SEEKEND`	Sent when the player has completed a seeking operation
`VIDEO_SEEKSTART`	Sent when the player starts to seek to another position in the video timeline
`VIDEO_SUBTITLESCHANGE`	Sent when the current subtitle changes
`VIDEO_SUBTITLESREADY`	Sent when subtitles are available
`VIDEO_START`	Sent when the player begins playback of the content video
`VIDEO_TIMECHANGE`	Sent when the playback position changes

Ad Events

Ad Event	Info
`AD_COMPANIONSREADY`	Sent when a companion ad is received. Companion ads should be played in sync with the main ad (linear/non-linear) by listening to events `AD_START` and `AD_END`
`AD_DURATIONCHANGE`	Sent when the duration property of the video advertisement becomes available or changes after a new video load
`AD_END`	Sent when the player completes playback of an ad
`AD_IMPRESSION`	Sent when the first ad frame is displayed
`AD_LOADED`	Sent when the player has loaded and buffered the creative’s media and assets either fully or to the extent that it is ready to play the media
`AD_PAUSE`	Sent when the player pauses an ad
`AD_PLAY`	Sent when the ad playback starts or continues after being in a paused state
`AD_READYTOFETCH`	First preroll: `AD_READYTOFETCH` is sent immediately, then we wait 4s or until we receive the info from `customConfig()` to make the ad request Midroll / Postroll: `AD_READYTOFETCH` is sent 4s before the ad request, then we wait 2s or until we receive the info from `customConfig()` to make the ad request Consecutive (multiple pods in the same ad break) Preroll / Midroll / Postroll: `AD_READYTOFETCH` is sent as soon as the previous ad break is played, or if the previous ad break sends an error Important: Only sent when Player setting `enable_wait_for_custom_config` is `true`
`AD_START`	Sent when the player begins playback of an ad video
`AD_TIMECHANGE`	Sent when the playback position of an ad changes
`AD_CLICK`	Sent when a user clicks on a video ad

Example of adding a listener to the player event [PLAYER_START]


						


						


			player.on(dailymotion.events.PLAYER_START, (state) => {
  console.log("Received PLAYER_START event. Current state is:", state);
});

Example of adding a unique listener

If you want a listener to be invoked only once, pass an additional object composed of {once:true} into the method.


						


						


			player.on(
  dailymotion.events.PLAYER_START,
  (state) => {
    console.log("Received PLAYER_START event. Current state is:", state);
  },
  { once: true }
);

State

To access data use the getState() method, on resolve, it will return an object representation of the player state.

From the state, it is possible to access required player, video or advertising data for your video application or analytics purposes. You can determine for example, if the PiP is currently displayed, the duration of the video or if the player is in or out of the user’s viewport.

Name	Type	Info	Values
`adAdvertiserName`	`String`	The advertiser name or `null`	–
`adCompanion`	`Array`	An array of parsed companion ad creatives	–
`adCreativeAdId`	`String`	The universal ad id node from the VAST or the ad id of the creative node from the VAST	–
`adCreativeId`	`String`	The id of the creative node from the VAST	–
`adDescription`	`String`	The description of the ad or `null`	–
`adDuration`	`Number`	The duration time of the ad resource in seconds	–
`adEndedReason`	`String`	The reason why the last ad ended	`"error"`, `"stopped"`, `"skipped"`, `"interrupted"` or `null`
`adError`	`Object`	Contains the infos about the last error that occurred with the ad or `null`	–
`adId`	`String`	The id of the ad	–
`adIsPlaying`	`Boolean`	If an ad resource is running	`"true"`,`"false"`
`adIsSkippable`	`Boolean`	If the ad can be skipped by the user at this moment	`"true"`,`"false"`
`adPosition`	`String`	The position of the ad in the video,`null` if no ad is running	`"preroll"`, `"midroll"`, `"postroll"` or `"null"`
`adSkipOffset`	`Number`	The remaining time before the ad can be skipped or -1 if no ad is running
`adTime`	`Number`	The current playback position of an ad in seconds	–
`adTitle`	`String`	The title of the ad or `null`	–
`playerAspectRatio`	`String`	The player current aspect ratio	`"inherit"`, `"16:9"`, `"4:3"`, `"1:1"`, `"3:4"`, `"9:16"`
`playerError`	`Object`	Contains information about the last error that occurred in the player, including `title`, `message` and `code`	–
`playerInstanceId`	`String`	Contains a unique identifier generated for each player instance. Format: uuid V4 A player instance is generated each time a player is created, with either `dailymotion.createPlayer` or the Player Embed Script. Player instance ≠ player configuration, i.e when loading on the same page 3 players using the same player configuration, 3 unique player instances will be generated	–
`playerIsAlertDialogDisplayed`	`Boolean`	If the player has the alert dialog displayed	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsBuffering`	`Boolean`	If the player is loading the media resource	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsCriticalPathReady`	`Boolean`	If the player is ready to play	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsMuted`	`Boolean`	If the player is muted	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsNavigationEnabled`	`Boolean`	If the next and previous controls in the PiP are enabled	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsPipNativeSupported`	`Boolean`	If the player does support the native PiP	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsPlaybackAllowed`	`Boolean`	If the player is allowed to play, depending on the browser permissions	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsPlaying`	`Boolean`	If the player is currently playing video or ad content	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsStartScreen`	`Boolean`	If the player is in start screen	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsReplayScreen`	`Boolean`	If the player is in replay screen	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerIsViewable`	`Boolean`	If the player is within the viewability threshold	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerNextVideo`	`String`	The id of the next video in the queue	–
`playerPipDisplay`	`String`	The current display mode of PiP, whether it is displayed on a larger/smaller screen	`"largeViewport"`, `"smallViewport"`
`playerPipStatus`	`String`	The current PiP feature status	`"enabled"` ,`"disabled"` or `"closed"`
`playerPipIsExpanded`	`Boolean`	If the mobile sticky PiP is expanded	`"true"`,`"false"`
`playerPlaybackPermissionReason`	`String`	The reason why the playback has been allowed or not	`"allowedFallbackMuted"`, `"allowed"`, `"rejectedInactiveTab"`, `"rejectedByBrowser"`
`playerPresentationMode`	`String`	The current mode where the player is displayed	`"inline"`, `"nativePip"`, `"pip"` or `"fullscreen"`
`playerPrevVideo`	`String`	The id of the previously played video	–
`playerScaleMode`	`String`	The player’s current scale mode	`"fit"`, `"fill"`, `"fillLeft"`, `"fillRight"`, `"fillTop"`, `"fillBottom"`
`playerVolume`	`Number`	The current volume level. The volume and mute params operate separately, therefore, you could have a player with full volume, but also muted	Between `0.0` to `1.0`
`playerPlaybackSpeed`	`Number`	The player current playback speed	`[0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2]`
`videoCreatedTime`	`Number`	The timestamp that corresponds to the creation of the video	–
`videoDuration`	`Number`	The duration time of the video resource in seconds	–
`videoId`	`String`	The unique Id of the video	–
`videoIsCreatedForKids`	`Boolean`	If the video is created for Children	`"true"`,`"false"`
`videoIsPasswordRequired`	`Boolean`	If the video required a password to be read	`"true","false"`
`videoOwnerId`	`String`	The id of the owner of the video	–
`videoOwnerScreenname`	`String`	The screen name of the owner of the video	–
`videoOwnerUsername`	`String`	The user name of the owner of the video	–
`videoQualitiesList`	`Array`	The video qualities that are available	–
`videoQuality`	`String`	The quality value of the video loaded	–
`videoSubtitles`	`String`	The language code of the subtitle track that is currently enabled	–
`videoSubtitlesList`	`Array`	The language codes of the subtitle tracks which are available for the current media resource	–
`videoTime`	`Number`	The current playback position of the video in seconds	–
`videoTitle`	`String`	The title of the video loaded	–
`videoViewId`	`String`	Contains a unique identifier generated each time a video is loaded in the player Format: 19 random characters based on timestamp	–

Example player state


						


						


			{
  "adAdvertiserName": "Dailymotion advertiser",
  "adCompanion": null,
  "adCreativeAdId": null,
  "adCreativeId": "video",
  "adDescription": "Dailymotion ad",
  "adDuration": 15.07,
  "adEndedReason": null,
  "adError": null,
  "adId": "32251",
  "adIsPlaying": true,
  "adIsSkippable": true,
  "adPosition": "midroll",
  "adSkipOffset": 0,
  "adTime": 6.42,
  "adTitle": "Dailymotion_ad",
  "playerAspectRatio": "16:9",
  "playerError": null,
  "playerInstanceId": "e10b4d45-438f-065a-31f8-d1d6482cb34a",
  "playerIsAlertDialogDisplayed": false,
  "playerIsBuffering": false,
  "playerIsCriticalPathReady": true,
  "playerIsMuted": null,
  "playerIsNavigationEnabled": true,
  "playerIsPipNativeSupported": true,
  "playerIsPlaybackAllowed": true,
  "playerIsPlaying": true,
  "playerIsReplayScreen": false,
  "playerIsStartScreen": false,
  "playerIsViewable": true,
  "playerNextVideo": "x81ixxp",
  "playerPipDisplay": "largeViewport",
  "playerPipIsExpanded": false,
  "playerPipStatus": "enabled",
  "playerPlaybackPermissionReason": "allowed",
  "playerPresentationMode": "inline",
  "playerPrevVideo": null,
  "playerScaleMode": "fit",
  "playerVolume": 1,
  "videoCreatedTime": 1551103337,
  "videoDuration": 214.06,
  "videoId": "x730nnd",
  "videoIsCreatedForKids": false,
  "videoIsPasswordRequired": false,
  "videoOwnerId": "x23rwb7",
  "videoOwnerScreenname": "Player team",
  "videoOwnerUsername": "player-team",
  "videoQualitiesList": ["1080", "720", "480", "380", "240", "144"],
  "videoQuality": "Auto",
  "videoSubtitles": "en",
  "videoSubtitlesList": ["fr", "en"],
  "videoTime": 60.12,
  "videoTitle": "Dailymotion video",
  "videoViewId": "1h2fo92qc4qahuhdekq",
}

Access the Player settings

It’s possible to retrieve the initial player configuration including the player ID using the getSettings() method. On resolve, this returns an object representation of the player configuration.

Example of logging the player settings to the console


						


						


			dailymotion
  .getPlayer()
  .then((player) => {
    console.log(player.getSettings());
  })
  .catch((e) => console.error(e));

Example player settings object


						


						


			{
  "aspectRatio": "16:9",
  "autostart": "on",
  "color": "D0021B",
  "enableAdsControls": true,
  "enableAutoNext": true,
  "enableChannelLink": true,
  "enableDMLogo": true,
  "enableInfo": true,
  "enablePlaybackControls": true,
  "enableQueue": true,
  "enableSharing": true,
  "enableSharingUrlLocation": false,
  "enableStartPipExpanded": false,
  "enableStartscreenDMLink": false,
  "enableTitlesInVideoCards": true,
  "enableVideoTitleLink": true,
  "enableWaitForCustomConfig": true,
  "id": "PLAYER_ID",
  "pip": "instant",
  "watermarkImageType": "from_channel",
  "watermarkImageUrl": "",
  "watermarkLinkType": "from_channel",
  "watermarkLinkUrl": ""
}

Optimization info

Please check out the player embed collection on our Dailymotion codepen account to see some useful code snippets that you can test and use within your project.

In order to benefit from the best performance of the new player solution, please consider the following tips from our engineers.

Add preload and preconnect directives towards the top of the <head> section of the HTML response.


						


						


			 <link rel="preload" href="{https://geo.dailymotion.com/libs/player/{Player ID}.js" as="script">

Load the player or player library directly, avoid using any third-party solution such as Google Ad Manager. Player libraries and the player embed script should be added to the <body> section of your document.
Load the player library in the <body> section, ensure any code that interacts with the Player API is loaded after it.
The Dailymotion player is a sophisticated piece of software that handles several complex processes for you (adaptive streaming, ads monetization, tracking and many more). The video player loading should be prioritized in front of other resources where possible. It’s advisable to reduce the amount of JavaScript executed before the player loads; use the "defer" attribute on non-critical scripts, or load them dynamically via JavaScript instead of HTML.

Changelog

2023-08-22

iOS SDK new version release 1.0.9

The latest version(s) introduces internal tracking fixes plus exposing additional internal logs.

2023-08-22

iOS SDK new version release 1.0.7

Fixes and optimizations:

IMA events sync
Extend setMute methods to the advertisement
Optimization UI controls gradient

2023-07-17

New Player setting and ad event available to optimize the header bidding info passed via the setCustomConfig() method

New enable_wait_for_custom_config Player setting
New AD_READYTOFETCH ad event

Follow the dedicated guide to implement them and optimize your Players for header bidding

2023-07-06

iOS SDK new version release 1.0.5

Deprecation of:

setControls() method
player(_:didChangeControls:) event
playerAreControlsEnabled state

You can now enable/disable your playback and ad controls independently using one of the following methods:

From your Player configurator use the Player controls and Ads controls toggles
Programatically with enable_playback_controls and enable_ads_controls

2023-07-05

Deprecation: CPE Player integration method
After 2 years of progressive deprecation, our old CPE integration method has been turned off.
This deprecation doesn’t have any impact if you’re using our current integration methods for web and native apps.

2023-06-27

oEmbed new endpoint

The iFrame code delivered within the ‘HTML’ field of the oEmbed response has been updated to utilize the Geo player endpoint
autoplay param is now deprecated in our oEmbed Spec and is no longer available

2023-06-13

iOS new version release 1.0.4
Manage different fullscreen orientation with setFullscreen() method:

Default param on Player creation
Enhanced setFullscreen(), orientation can be programmatically set to .landscapeLeft .landscapeRight or .portrait

2023-05-23

iOS new version release 1.0.3

Optimize to use native pip
Fix to facilitate multiple ads params usage
Removal of safe bar area on full screen

2023-03-23

iOS SDK release
After a few beta test weeks, we’re now releasing our new iOS SDK!

The previous iOS SDK won’t be maintained anymore, and the documentation has been removed from our official documentation (you can still access it for a few months through the iOS SDK legacy page).

We invite you to switch on our new iOS SDK to benefit from our latest features and optimizations.

Don’t hesitate to reach out to your Content Manager or our Support team if you need assistance.

2023-03-03

New PiP close button
If you rely on Google advertisement, you can set our new Player setting enable_google_policy_ui to true to use our Google compliant PiP interface (with the close button outside PiP) to keep generating revenue from it.

2023-01 -23

The working with advertising section has been moved to a dedicated page with additional details, examples and code samples.

2022-01-11

Our iOS SDK BETA is available!

2022-12-05

After a few months of transition, the Legacy JavaScript Player API References linked to our JavaScript SDK have been removed from our official documentation.
Please use our latest integration methods for all your Player embeds, and refer to the dedicated Player API References. Don’t hesitate to reach out to your Content Manager or our Support team if you need assistance.

2022-11-23

VIDEO_DURATIONCHANGE event within the JavaScript Player API has been updated, it will only be sent during video content duration change and no longer for ad duration change. See full list of player event.

2022-11-03

New dailymotion.pipRepaint() method available to maintain PiP positioning on a page with dynamic elements (collapsing menu bar, shifting size header, …)

2022-10-27

Deprecation of setControls() method and the related PLAYER_CONTROLSCHANGE event and playerAreControlsEnabled state.
You can now decide to enable/disable your playback and ad controls independently with the two new toggles in your Player configurator: Player controls and Ads controls.

2022-10-13

PiP customization CSS codes have been updated with units allowing it to be dynamic.

2022-07-01

The playback speed is now set on a player level and this feature is now exposed on our API via a dedicated player method, player event, and player state.
You can now use the method getRootNode to retrive the node where the player iframe is wrapped in.

2022-05-22

The PiP customization has been updated to limit their impact on the CLS score. New CSS attributes have been introduced to control your PiP positioning.

2022-05-10

onScriptLoaded() now available to determine the loading of the player library.

2022-04–13

loadContent() player method behavior has been fixed to match with the autostart settings defined on the Player settings.

2022-04-07

Watermark player settings are now exposed in the API and listed in our Player settings

2022-01-26

New property ‘videoIsCreatedForKids’ added to the player state.

2022-12-17

JavaScript Player API – Expose a new player event PLAYER_HEAVYADSINTERVENTION.

2021-12-02

New Player Embed global release

Player

Overview

Integration methods

Embed the player on web

Getting started

1 – Create a custom Player configuration

2 – Add the Player or Player Library

Player Embed Script

Embed a video

Embed a playlist

Embed multiple players

Player Library Script

Embed a video

Embed a playlist

Embed multiple players

Player iFrame

Embed a video

Embed a playlist

Embed the player in native apps

Android SDK

New Android SDK

Legacy Android SDK

How to use:

Using player parameters

Methods

Player events

Best practices

TCF2

OM SDK

iOS SDK (Swift)

Getting started

Supported versions & requirements

Key features

Implementations steps

1 – Create an iOS Player configuration

2 – Add the SDK to your Project

Using the Swift Package Manager

Implement it manually

3 – Create & Add a Player view

Import Dailymotion SDK

Create the Player view and Add it to view hierarchy – Closure

Create the Player view and Add it to view hierarchy – Async/Await

Implement DMPlayerDelegate :

Initialization methods

Required configuration methods

API Reference

Using Player Parameters

Example of using Player Parameters.

Player methods

Events

Player events – DMPlayerDelegate

Video events – DMVideoDelegate

Ad events – DMAdDelegate

Adding event listeners

Player state

Handling fullscreen

Best practices & code samples

Handling advertising set up

Player Logs

Native & Webview errors

SDK Errors

Example of handling the errors :

Reusing & preload the Player

Destroy/Release the Player

Sample applications

Embed the player on AMP

TCF API with AMP

oEmbed API

Customize the player

Working with Player settings

Working with Player parameters

Working with loop

Player configuration for specific loop behaviors

Integration examples

Working with Picture-in-Picture(PiP)

PiP settings

PiP positioning

PiP customization

Programmatically interacting with PiP

Working with autostart

Implement `DMPlayerDelegate` :

Player events – `DMPlayerDelegate`

Video events – `DMVideoDelegate`

Ad events – `DMAdDelegate`

Using the callback function `- onScriptLoaded()`