# Audio Profile

The audio profile of the xAPI was created to identify and standardize the common types of interactions that can be tracked in any audio player.

## Profile Details

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| **ID** | `https://w3id.org/xapi/audio` |
| **See Also** | https://github.com/johngriner91/xapi-authored-profiles |
| **Status** | draft |
| **Version** | v1.0 |

## Author

**xAPI Audio CoP**

## Concepts

### audio

**Type:** ActivityType

**ID:** `https://w3id.org/xapi/audio/activity-type/audio`

A recording of audio content.

## Statement Templates

### Initialized

The statement template and rules associated with audio content being initialized or started.

**Verb:** http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/initialized

### Played

The statement template and rules associated with audio content being played.

**Verb:** https://w3id.org/xapi/video/verbs/played

### Paused

The statement template and rules associated with audio content being paused.

**Verb:** https://w3id.org/xapi/video/verbs/paused

### Seeked

The statement template and rules associated with the audio content seekbar being moved from and to a specific position.

**Verb:** https://w3id.org/xapi/video/verbs/seeked

### Completed

The statement template and rules associated with audio content being completed.

**Verb:** http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/completed

### Terminated

The statement template and rules associated with a terminating the player.

**Verb:** http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/terminated

### Volume Change Interaction

Volume Change Interaction

**Verb:** http://adlnet.gov/expapi/verbs/interacted

## Patterns

### General Pattern

The general pattern and sequence of Statement templates using the Audio Profile.

### All Activities Pattern

All of the Audio Profile statement templates.

### Optional Middle Statements

A combined pattern of zero or more Audio Profile standard statement templates that can be used with the general pattern.

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