Cast Events

This API call allows a developer to listen for cast events.

Triggered when a cast property changes.

{
  "available": true,
  "active": true,
  "deviceName": "ViewerTV",
  "type": "cast"
}

Value	Description
active boolean	Indicates that casting has started (`true`) or has stopped (`false`)
available boolean	Indicates a device is (`true`) or is not (`false`) available for casting When a device is available to be cast to, the cast icon appears in the player control bar.
deviceName string	Name that the viewer assigns to device (receiver) This property is only populated when `"cast.active": "true"`.
type string	Category of player event This is always `cast` for this event.

Fired when interceptCast is enabled, and a customer tries to cast content.

This event also indicates whether a cast session is currently active.

{
   "isCasting": false,
   "type": "castIntercepted"
}

Value	Description
isCasting boolean	Indicates whether the Chromecast device is (`true`) or is not (`false`) casting media
type string	Identifies the event being listened for (`castIntercepted`).