# VJS8_LEGACY_GET_PLAYER

Legacy Video.js 8 player lookup error

`videojs.getPlayer()` looked players up by id. Video.js 10 has no registry; hold a reference to the element.

## Trigger

```javascript
const player = videojs.getPlayer('my-video');
```

## Video.js 10 equivalent

Select state and actions with `usePlayer()` from `@videojs/react/video` inside the tree.

See [Migrate from Video.js 8](https://videojs.org/docs/framework/react/guides/migrate-from-video-js-8) for the full setup.

## Video.js 8

Video.js 8 continues to receive security patches. Its documentation is at [legacy.videojs.org](https://legacy.videojs.org). Pin the major version with `npm install video.js@8` to keep using it.

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React documentation: https://videojs.org/docs/framework/react/llms.txt
All documentation: https://videojs.org/llms.txt