browsingData.removeHistory()
Clears the record of web pages that the user has visited (browsing history).
You can use the removalOptions
parameter, which is a browsingData.RemovalOptions
object, to:
- clear only records of web pages visited after a given time
- control whether to clear only records of normal web pages or to clear records of hosted apps and extensions as well.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
var removing = browser.browsingData.removeHistory(
removalOptions // RemovalOptions object
)
Parameters
removalOptions
object
. AbrowsingData.RemovalOptions
object, which may be used to clear only records of web pages visited after a given time, and whether to clear only records of normal web pages or to clear records of 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.
Browser compatibility
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Examples
Remove records of pages visited in the last week:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
function weekInMilliseconds() {
return 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
}
var oneWeekAgo = (new Date()).getTime() - weekInMilliseconds();
browser.browsingData.removeHistory(
{since: oneWeekAgo}).
then(onRemoved, onError);
Remove all records of visited pages:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
browser.browsingData.removeHistory({}).
then(onRemoved, onError);
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData
API.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.