extension.inIncognitoContext
Boolean value, true
for content scripts running inside private browsing tabs and for extension pages running inside a private browsing process.
Syntax
let isPrivate = browser.extension.inIncognitoContext; // true or false
Value
A boolean value indicate if the current script is running in a private tab or process.
Browser compatibility
Report problems with this compatibility data on GitHubwebextensions-desktop | webextensions-mobile | |||||
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inIncognitoContext | ChromeFull supportYes | EdgeFull support17 | FirefoxFull support45 | OperaFull supportYes | SafariPartial support14
| Firefox for AndroidFull support48 |
Legend
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- Partial support
- Partial support
- See implementation notes.
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Acknowledgements
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.extension
API. This documentation is derived from extension.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.