Youtube Player iFrame API

by adrianhdezm

HTML

<!-- 1. The <iframe> (and video player) will replace this <div> tag. -->
<div id="player"></div>

JavaScript

// 2. This code loads the IFrame Player API code asynchronously.
var tag = document.createElement('script');

tag.src = "https://www.youtube.com/iframe_api";
var firstScriptTag = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
firstScriptTag.parentNode.insertBefore(tag, firstScriptTag);

// 3. This function creates an <iframe> (and YouTube player)
//    after the API code downloads.
var player;

function onYouTubeIframeAPIReady() {
  player = new YT.Player('player', {
    height: '390',
    width: '640',
    videoId: '927OltCqmyQ',
    events: {
      'onReady': onPlayerReady
    }
  });
}

// 4. The API will call this function when the video player is ready.
function onPlayerReady(event) {
  player.setPlaybackRate(0.8);
  event.target.playVideo();
}