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RTCSessionDescription: sdp property

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{{APIRef("WebRTC")}}

The property RTCSessionDescription.sdp is a read-only string containing the {{Glossary("SDP")}} which describes the session.

Value

The value is a string containing an SDP message like this one:

plain
v=0
o=alice 2890844526 2890844526 IN IP4 host.anywhere.com
s=
c=IN IP4 host.anywhere.com
t=0 0
m=audio 49170 RTP/AVP 0
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000
m=video 51372 RTP/AVP 31
a=rtpmap:31 H261/90000
m=video 53000 RTP/AVP 32
a=rtpmap:32 MPV/90000

Example

js
// The remote description has been set previously on pc, an RTCPeerConnection

alert(pc.remoteDescription.sdp);

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

  • WebRTC
  • The standard for using SDP in an offer/answer protocol {{rfc("3264")}}.