action.openPopup()

Open the browser action's popup.

Note: This API is available in Manifest V3 or higher.

You can only call this function from inside the handler for a user action.

Syntax

browser.action.openPopup()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that is resolved with no arguments.

Examples

Open the popup when the user selects a context menu item:

browser.menus.create({
  id: "open-popup",
  title: "open popup",
  contexts: ["all"],
});

browser.menus.onClicked.addListener(() => {
  browser.action.openPopup();
});

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`openPopup`	88	88	109 User interaction is not required to call this API when the `extensions.openPopupWithoutUserGesture.enabled` preference is set (bug 1799344).	?	74	16	?	?	109 User interaction is not required to call this API when the `extensions.openPopupWithoutUserGesture.enabled` preference is set (bug 1799344).	?	16	?

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/action/openPopup