management.get()
Retrieves an ExtensionInfo
object containing information about the specified add-on.
This API requires the "management" API permission.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
var gettingInfo = browser.management.get(
id // string
)
Parameters
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with an ExtensionInfo
object, containing information about the add-on. The promise will be rejected if no extension with the given ID is installed or the extension is not allowed to be accessed by the caller.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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get | ChromeFull supportYes | EdgeFull support79 | FirefoxFull support56 | OperaFull supportYes | SafariNo supportNo | Firefox for AndroidFull support56 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
Examples
Log the name of the add-on whose ID is "my-add-on":
var id = "my-add-on";
function got(info) {
console.log(info.name);
}
var getting = browser.management.get(id);
getting.then(got);
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.management
API. This documentation is derived from management.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.