runtime.id
The ID of the extension.
Syntax
var myAddonId = browser.runtime.id;
Value
A string
representing the add-on ID. If the extension specifies an ID in its browser_specific_settings
manifest.json key, runtime.id
contains that value. Otherwise, runtime.id
contains the ID that was generated for the extension.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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id | ChromeFull support22 | EdgeFull support14 | FirefoxFull support45 | OperaFull support15 | SafariFull support14 | Firefox for AndroidFull support48 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
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Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime
API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json
in the Chromium code.