permissions.remove()

Ask to give up the permissions listed in the given permissions.Permissions object.

The Permissions argument may contain either an origins property, which is an array of host permissions, or a permissions property, which is an array of API permissions, or both. Permissions must come from the set of permissions defined in the optional_permissions manifest.json key.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

let removing = browser.permissions.remove(
  permissions                // Permissions object
)

Parameters

permissions: A permissions.Permissions object.

Return value

A Promise that is fulfilled with true if the permissions listed in the permissions argument are now not granted to the extension, or false otherwise.

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
`remove`	Yes	79	55	?	Yes	14 Removing `<all_urls>` or `:///*` origins will remove previously granted permission to request specific origin patterns and will stop automatically prompting the user for access to any visited website via the extension's access popover in the toolbar.	?	?	79	?	15 Removing `<all_urls>` or `:///*` origins will remove previously granted permission to request specific origin patterns and will stop automatically prompting the user for access to any visited website via the extension's access popover in the toolbar.	?

Examples

This code adds a click handler that removes a given permission.

const permissionToRemove = {
  permissions: ["history"]
}

async function remove() {
  console.log("removing");
  const removed = await browser.permissions.remove(permissionToRemove);
  console.log(removed);
}

document.querySelector("#remove").addEventListener("click", remove);

Example extensions

permissions

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.permissions API.

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