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---
title: "HTMLMediaElement: preload property"
short-title: preload
slug: Web/API/HTMLMediaElement/preload
page-type: web-api-instance-property
browser-compat: api.HTMLMediaElement.preload
---
{{APIRef("HTML DOM")}}
The **`preload`** property of the {{domxref("HTMLMediaElement")}} interface is a string that provides a hint to the browser about what the author thinks will lead to the best user experience.
It reflects the `preload` attribute of the {{HTMLElement("audio")}} element and the {{HTMLElement("video")}} element.
## Value
A string. Possible values are as follows:
- `none`
- : Indicates that the media should not be preloaded.
- `metadata`
- : Indicates that only media metadata (e.g. length) is fetched.
- `auto`
- : Indicates that the whole media file can be downloaded, even if the user is not expected to use it.
- _empty string_
- : A synonym of the `auto` value.
## Examples
```html
<video
id="el"
controls
src="https://example.com/media.mp4"
poster="https://example.com/media.jpg"
width="800"
height="600"
preload="metadata">
Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos, but don't worry, you can
<a href="https://example.com/media.mp4" download="media.mp4">download it</a>
and watch it with your favorite video player!
</video>
```
```js
const el = document.getElementById("el");
console.log(el.preload); // Output: "metadata"
```
## Specifications
{{Specifications}}
## Browser compatibility
{{Compat}}