Element capture

The restrictTo() method on screen capture media tracks limits capture to a specific element, excluding content which might occlude the element itself, such as video conferencing controls.

Baseline Status: This feature is currently Limited and is missing in at least one major browser engine.

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

132

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

—

Unsupported

Apple Safari

—

Unsupported

Microsoft Edge

132

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

—

Firefox Android

—

Safari iOS

—

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

api.BrowserCaptureMediaStreamTrack.restrictTo ↗ api.RestrictionTarget ↗ api.RestrictionTarget.fromElement_static ↗