# How to handle bitmovin's start and pause event in javascript

**URL:** <https://community.bitmovin.com/t/how-to-handle-bitmovins-start-and-pause-event-in-javascript/2822>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** bitmovin-player, bitmovin-encoding, bitmovin, web\
**Created:** [April 18, 2024, 5:32am UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/how-to-handle-bitmovins-start-and-pause-event-in-javascript/2822 "2024-04-18T05:32:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://community.bitmovin.com/t/how-to-handle-bitmovins-start-and-pause-event-in-javascript/2822/2 "2024-04-18T05:47:48Z")

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Hi @rajeshrai0512,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

Here is the code to listen for the pause event.

```auto
player.on('paused', function () {
    alert("hello world stop");
});
```

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