Amazon Developer

as

Settings
Sign out
Notifications
Alexa
Amazon Appstore
Ring
AWS
Documentation
Support
Contact Us
My Cases
Get Started
Design and Develop
Publish
Reference
Support
Skip to main content
Audio Focus Session allows audio focus management such as requesting audio focus and releasing audio focus. Audio Focus session is used by playback streams to request audio focus or release audio focus. A playback stream builder can specify an audio focus session to use by using playback stream builder’s setAudioFocusSessionId.

Required services

The API requires declaration of the system audio service:

Types Used

Constructors

new AudioFocusSession()

new AudioFocusSession(id): AudioFocusSession

Parameters

id
number Session ID obtained from

Returns

AudioFocusSession

Properties

sessionId

sessionId: number

focusUsage

focusUsage: number

Methods

getAudioSessionId()

getAudioSessionId(): number Gets the session ID for this instance.

Returns

number number The session ID assigned to this instance

Examples

/* Returns the session id and stores it in sessionId * const session = new AudioFocusSession(1); const sessionId = session.getAudioSessionId(); //value should be 1

getUsage()

getUsage(): number Gets the current audio usage type for this focus session. Returns USAGE_NONE if no focus has been requested.

Returns

number number The current audio usage type from enum

Examples


registerAudioFocusListenerAsync()

registerAudioFocusListenerAsync(callback: (value: any) => void): Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Registers a callback to receive audio focus change notifications. Only one callback can be registered per session at a time.

Parameters

callback
(value: any) => void Function to receive focus change events. Events include:
  • GRANTED (0): Focus was granted
  • RELEASED (1): Focus was released
  • DUCKED (2): Audio ducked (reduced volume)
  • PAUSED (3): Audio paused
  • STOPPED (4): Audio stop

Returns

Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Promise A promise that resolves to:
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_ERROR (0): Callback registered successfully
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_BAD_VALUE (-2): Invalid callback
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_INIT (-3): Session not initialized
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION (-8): Callback already registered

Examples


releaseAudioFocusAsync()

releaseAudioFocusAsync(): Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Releases previously requested audio focus. This must be called when audio playback is completed or when focus is no longer needed.

Returns

Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Promise A promise that resolves to:
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_ERROR (0): Focus released successfully
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_BAD_VALUE (-2): Invalid session state
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_INIT (-3): Session not initialized
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION (-8): No focus held

Examples


requestAudioFocusAsync()

requestAudioFocusAsync(attr?: AudioFocusAttributes | undefined): Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Requests audio focus for the session with specified attributes. When focus is granted, any previously focused audio may be ducked, paused, or stopped based on the usage type.

Parameters

attr?
AudioFocusAttributes | undefined Optional configuration for focus request. If not provided, defaults to USAGE_MEDIA.

Returns

Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Promise A promise that resolves to:
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_ERROR (0): Focus granted successfully
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_DENIED (1): Focus request denied
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_DELAYED (2): Focus request delayed
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_BAD_VALUE (-2): Invalid attributes
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_INIT (-3): Session not initialized
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION (-8): Invalid operation

Examples


unregisterAudioFocusListenerAsync()

unregisterAudioFocusListenerAsync(): Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Unregister the previously registered focus change callback.

Returns

Promise<AudioFocusStatus> Promise A promise that resolves to:
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_ERROR (0): Callback unregistered successfully
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_BAD_VALUE (-2): Invalid session state
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_NO_INIT (-3): Session not initialized
  • AUDIO_FOCUS_STATUS_INVALID_OPERATION (-8): No callback registered

Examples


Last modified on July 22, 2026