browserAction.getPopup()

Gets the HTML document set as the popup for this browser action.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

var gettingPopup = browser.browserAction.getPopup(
  details               // object
)

Parameters

details

object.

tabIdOptional

integer. The tab whose popup to get.

windowIdOptional

integer. The windows whose popup to get.

• If windowId and tabId are both supplied, the function fails.
• If windowId and tabId are both omitted, the global popup is returned.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with a string containing the URL for the popup's document. This will be a fully qualifed URL, such as moz-extension://d1d8a2eb-fe60-f646-af30-a866c5b39942/popups/popup2.html.

Browser compatibility

Examples

Get the popup's URL:

function gotPopup(popupURL) {
  console.log(popupURL)
}

var gettingPopup = browser.browserAction.getPopup({});
gettingPopup.then(gotPopup);