runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Returns information about the current platform. This can only be called in the background script context.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
var getting = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with a runtime.PlatformInfo
value representing the current platform.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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getPlatformInfo | ChromeFull support29 | EdgeFull support79 | FirefoxFull support45 | OperaFull support16 | SafariFull support14 | Firefox for AndroidFull support48 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
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Examples
Get and log the platform OS:
function gotPlatformInfo(info) {
console.log(info.os);
}
var gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo();
gettingInfo.then(gotPlatformInfo);
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.