runtime.getBrowserInfo()
Returns information about the browser in which the extension is installed.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
js
let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getBrowserInfo()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with an object which has the following properties:
name
-
string value representing the browser name, for example "Firefox".
vendor
-
string value representing the browser's vendor, for example "Mozilla".
version
-
string representing the browser's version, for example "51.0" or "51.0a2".
buildID
-
string representing the specific build of the browser, for example "20161018004015".
Examples
Get and log the browser's name:
js
function gotBrowserInfo(info) {
console.log(info.name);
}
let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getBrowserInfo();
gettingInfo.then(gotBrowserInfo);
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Note: Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.