browsingData.removePluginData()
Clears data stored by browser plugins.
You can use the removalOptions
parameter, which is a browsingData.RemovalOptions
object, to:
- clear only plugin data stored after a given time
- control whether to clear only data stored by plugins running in normal web pages or to clear data stored by plugins running in hosted apps and extensions as well.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
var removing = browser.browsingData.removePluginData(
removalOptions // RemovalOptions object
)
Parameters
removalOptions
object
. AbrowsingData.RemovalOptions
object, which may be used to clear only plugin data stored after a given time, and whether to clear only data stored by plugins running in normal web pages or to clear data stored by plugins running in hosted apps and extensions as well.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with no arguments when the removal has finished. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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removePluginData | ChromeFull supportYes | EdgeFull support79 | FirefoxFull support53 | OperaFull supportYes | SafariNo supportNo | Firefox for AndroidFull support85 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
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Examples
Remove data stored by plugins in the last week:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
function weekInMilliseconds() {
return 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
}
var oneWeekAgo = (new Date()).getTime() - weekInMilliseconds();
browser.browsingData.removePluginData({since: oneWeekAgo}).
then(onRemoved, onError);
Remove all data stored by plugins:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
browser.browsingData.removePluginData({}).
then(onRemoved, onError);
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData
API.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.