runtime.getManifest()
Get the complete manifest.json file, deserialized from JSON to an object.
Syntax
browser.runtime.getManifest()
Parameters
None.
Return value
An object
representing the manifest.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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getManifest | ChromeFull support22 | EdgeFull support14 | FirefoxFull support45 | OperaFull support15 | SafariFull support14 | Firefox for AndroidFull support48 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
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Examples
Get the manifest and log the "name" property:
var manifest = browser.runtime.getManifest();
console.log(manifest.name);
Example extensions
Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime
API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json
in the Chromium code.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.