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Wait for video data to load

Step fields
1 URL pattern (text)
2 seconds (number)
In a scenario, fields are joined with |.
Wait for a network response carrying video data (a manifest or a stream segment) — confirms the player started fetching video. With no parameters it catches default media traffic (HLS .m3u8, DASH .mpd, .ts/.m4s segments, progressive .mp4/.webm, by Content-Type). Format: pattern[,pattern2]|seconds — your own URL substrings (defaults then off) and/or a timeout.
Examples: empty · .m3u8|20 · videoplayback,/segment|30
Usage example

Wait for a network response carrying video data (a manifest or a stream segment) — this confirms the player started fetching video instead of just showing a poster.

With no parameters it catches default media traffic: HLS (.m3u8), DASH (.mpd), .ts/.m4s segments, progressive .mp4/.webm, and by Content-Type (video/*).

Format: pattern[,pattern2]|seconds — your own URL substrings (defaults then off) and/or a timeout.

Examples:

  • empty — default media patterns
  • .m3u8|20 — wait up to 20 seconds for an HLS manifest
  • videoplayback,/segment|30 — custom URL substrings, 30-second timeout