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

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