Returns information about the browser in which the extension is installed.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.
Returns information about the browser in which the extension is installed.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.
let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getBrowserInfo()
None.
A Promise that will be fulfilled with an object which has the following properties:
namestring value representing the browser name, for example "Firefox".
vendorstring value representing the browser's vendor, for example "Mozilla".
versionstring representing the browser's version, for example "51.0" or "51.0a2".
buildIDstring representing the specific build of the browser, for example "20161018004015".
Get and log the browser's name:
function gotBrowserInfo(info) { console.log(info.name); } let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getBrowserInfo(); gettingInfo.then(gotBrowserInfo);
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
getBrowserInfo |
No | No | 51 | ? | No | No | ? | ? | 51 | ? | No | ? |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/getBrowserInfo