browsingData.removeDownloads()
Clears the browser's download history. Note that this does not delete the downloaded objects themselves, only records of downloads in the browser's history.
You can use the removalOptions
parameter, which is a browsingData.RemovalOptions
object, to:
- clear records of items downloaded after a given time
- control whether to clear only records of items downloaded from normal web pages or to clear records from hosted apps and extensions as well.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
let removing = browser.browsingData.removeDownloads(
removalOptions // RemovalOptions object
)
Parameters
removalOptions
-
object
. AbrowsingData.RemovalOptions
object, which may be used to clear only records created after a given time, and whether to clear only records of items downloaded from normal web pages or to clear records from hosted apps and extensions as well.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with no arguments when the removal has finished. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Examples
Remove records of objects downloaded in the last week:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
function weekInMilliseconds() {
return 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
}
let oneWeekAgo = new Date().getTime() - weekInMilliseconds();
browser.browsingData
.removeDownloads({ since: oneWeekAgo })
.then(onRemoved, onError);
Remove all records of downloaded objects:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
browser.browsingData.removeDownloads({}).then(onRemoved, onError);
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData
API.