runtime.getManifest()
Get the complete manifest.json file, deserialized from JSON to an object.
Syntax
js
browser.runtime.getManifest()
Parameters
None.
Return value
An object
representing the manifest.
Browser compatibility
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Examples
Get the manifest and log the "name" property:
js
let manifest = browser.runtime.getManifest();
console.log(manifest.name);
Example extensions
Note:
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime
API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json
in the Chromium code.