getAbsolutePosition()

Returns the viewer's absolute position for a media file in date format. This call applies only to Live stream content.

Media Type Description Type

Media Type	Description	Type
Live	The viewer's absolute position for a media file in date format Absolute position is calculated by summing the video’s current time and the stream's `startDateTime` value. 📘 `startDateTime` exposes the original broadcast date and time of the stream (in msec). The following are used to determine `startDateTime`: `#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME` in HLS `presentationTimeOffset` in DASH	String

Live

The viewer's absolute position for a media file in date format

Absolute position is calculated by summing the video’s current time and the stream's startDateTime value.

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startDateTime exposes the original broadcast date and time of the stream (in msec).
The following are used to determine startDateTime:

#EXT-X-PROGRAM-DATE-TIME in HLS

presentationTimeOffset in DASH

String