browserAction.enable()

Enables the browser action for a tab. By default, browser actions are enabled for all tabs.

Syntax

browser.browserAction.enable(
  tabId // optional integer
)

Parameters

tabIdOptional: integer. The id of the tab for which you want to enable the browser action.

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

Examples

Disable the browser action when clicked, and re-enable it every time a new tab is opened:

browser.tabs.onCreated.addListener(() => {
  browser.browserAction.enable();
});

browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(() => {
  browser.browserAction.disable();
});

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browserAction API. This documentation is derived from browser_action.json in the Chromium code.

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