## Table of Contents

- [autoPlay](#autoplay)

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## autoPlay

Type: \<boolean\>\
Default: true

Determine if the media will automatically start playing as soon as it can do so without stopping.

```
<template>

  <Microlink

    url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P6rdqiybaw"

    media="video"

    :auto-play="true"

  />

</template>
```

To control the media just hover with your cursor.

The default behavior is to start the media playing; You can change that by passing `autoPlay: false`.

```
<template>

  <Microlink

    url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P6rdqiybaw"

    media="video"

    :auto-play="false"

  />

</template>
```