# Video player: Error

> When the source fails, the player shows `errorMessage`, announces it and disables the controls that can’t work.

Example: https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/error
Component docs: https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player.md

## Add this example

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/video-player-error.json
```

This adds `components/examples/video-player/error.tsx` with the Video player component and the HextaUI theme tokens.

## Source

```tsx title="components/examples/video-player/error.tsx"
import {
  VideoPlayer,
  VideoPlayerContent,
  VideoPlayerControls,
  VideoPlayerPlayButton,
  VideoPlayerSeekBar,
  VideoPlayerTime,
} from "@/components/ui/video-player"

export function VideoPlayerError() {
  return (
    <VideoPlayer
      className="max-w-md"
      errorMessage="We couldn’t load this video. Check your connection and try again."
    >
      <VideoPlayerContent
        src="https://media.w3.org/2010/05/sintel/missing.mp4"
        aria-label="Missing video"
      />
      <VideoPlayerControls>
        <VideoPlayerSeekBar />
        <VideoPlayerPlayButton />
        <VideoPlayerTime />
      </VideoPlayerControls>
    </VideoPlayer>
  )
}
```

## Props in this example

### VideoPlayer

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `errorMessage` | `ReactNode` | `"This video can’t be played."` |  |

## More Video player examples

- [Bar](https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/bar.md)
- [Minimal](https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/minimal.md)
- [Seek offsets and speeds](https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/seek-offsets.md)
- [Page-wide shortcuts](https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/global-shortcuts.md)
- [Captions](https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/captions.md)
- [Custom controls](https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/custom-controls.md)
- [Right to left](https://hextaui.com/docs/video-player/examples/rtl.md)