pageAction.openPopup()

Open the page action's popup.

You can only call this function from inside the handler for a user action.

Syntax

browser.pageAction.openPopup()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that is resolved with no arguments.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	WebView Android	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on IOS	Samsung Internet
`openPopup`	No	No	57	?	No	No	?	?	No	?	?	?

Examples

Open the popup when the user selects a context menu item:

browser.menus.create({
  id: "open-popup",
  title: "open popup",
  contexts: ["all"]
});

browser.menus.onClicked.addListener(() => {
  browser.pageAction.openPopup();
});

Example extensions

menu-remove-element

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/pageAction/openPopup