Description
Use the chrome.tabs
API to interact with the browser's tab system. You can use this API to create, modify, and rearrange tabs in the browser.
The Tabs API not only offers features for manipulating and managing tabs, but can also detect the language of the tab, take a screenshot, and communicate with a tab's content scripts.
Permissions
Most features don't require any permissions to use. For example: creating a new tab, reloading a tab, navigating to another URL, etc.
There are three permissions developers should be aware of when working with the Tabs API.
- The "tabs" permission
This permission does not give access to the
chrome.tabs
namespace. Instead, it grants an extension the ability to calltabs.query()
against four sensitive properties ontabs.Tab
instances:url
,pendingUrl
,title
, andfavIconUrl
.{ "name": "My extension", ... "permissions": [ "tabs" ], ... }
- Host permissions
Host permissions allow an extension to read and query a matching tab's four sensitive
tabs.Tab
properties. They can also interact directly with the matching tabs using methods such astabs.captureVisibleTab()
,tabs.executeScript()
,tabs.insertCSS()
, andtabs.removeCSS()
.{ "name": "My extension", ... "host_permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], ... }
- The "activeTab" permission
activeTab
grants an extension temporary host permission for the current tab in response to a user invocation. Unlike host permissions,activeTab
does not trigger any warnings.{ "name": "My extension", ... "permissions": [ "activeTab" ], ... }
Use cases
The following sections demonstrate some common use cases.
Open an extension page in a new tab
A common pattern for extensions is to open an onboarding page in a new tab when the extension is installed. The following example shows how to do this.
background.js:
chrome.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(({reason}) => {
if (reason === 'install') {
chrome.tabs.create({
url: "onboarding.html"
});
}
});
Get the current tab
This example demonstrates how an extension's service worker can retrieve the active tab from the currently-focused window (or most recently-focused window, if no Chrome windows are focused). This can usually be thought of as the user's current tab.
async function getCurrentTab() {
let queryOptions = { active: true, lastFocusedWindow: true };
// `tab` will either be a `tabs.Tab` instance or `undefined`.
let [tab] = await chrome.tabs.query(queryOptions);
return tab;
}
function getCurrentTab(callback) {
let queryOptions = { active: true, lastFocusedWindow: true };
chrome.tabs.query(queryOptions, ([tab]) => {
if (chrome.runtime.lastError)
console.error(chrome.runtime.lastError);
// `tab` will either be a `tabs.Tab` instance or `undefined`.
callback(tab);
});
}
Mute the specified tab
This example shows how an extension can toggle the muted state for a given tab.
async function toggleMuteState(tabId) {
const tab = await chrome.tabs.get(tabId);
const muted = !tab.mutedInfo.muted;
await chrome.tabs.update(tabId, {muted});
console.log(`Tab ${tab.id} is ${muted ? "muted" : "unmuted"}`);
}
function toggleMuteState(tabId) {
chrome.tabs.get(tabId, async (tab) => {
let muted = !tab.mutedInfo.muted;
await chrome.tabs.update(tabId, { muted });
console.log(`Tab ${tab.id} is ${ muted ? "muted" : "unmuted" }`);
});
}
Move the current tab to the first position when clicked
This example shows how to move a tab while a drag may or may not be in progress. While this example
uses chrome.tabs.move
, you can use the same waiting pattern for other calls that modify tabs while
a drag is in progress.
chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(moveToFirstPosition);
async function moveToFirstPosition(activeInfo) {
try {
await chrome.tabs.move(activeInfo.tabId, {index: 0});
console.log("Success.");
} catch (error) {
if (error == "Error: Tabs cannot be edited right now (user may be dragging a tab).") {
setTimeout(() => moveToFirstPosition(activeInfo), 50);
} else {
console.error(error);
}
}
}
chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(moveToFirstPositionMV2);
function moveToFirstPositionMV2(activeInfo) {
chrome.tabs.move(activeInfo.tabId, { index: 0 }, () => {
if (chrome.runtime.lastError) {
const error = chrome.runtime.lastError;
if (error == "Error: Tabs cannot be edited right now (user may be dragging a tab).") {
setTimeout(() => moveToFirstPositionMV2(activeInfo), 50);
} else {
console.error(error);
}
} else {
console.log("Success.");
}
});
}
Pass a message to a selected tab's content script
This example demonstrates how an extension's service worker can communicate with content scripts in specific browser tabs using tabs.sendMessage()
.
function sendMessageToActiveTab(message) {
const [tab] = await chrome.tabs.query({ active: true, lastFocusedWindow: true });
const response = await chrome.tabs.sendMessage(tab.id, message);
// TODO: Do something with the response.
}
Extension examples
For more Tabs API extensions demos, explore any of the following:
Types
MutedInfo
The tab's muted state and the reason for the last state change.
Properties
-
extensionId
string optional
The ID of the extension that changed the muted state. Not set if an extension was not the reason the muted state last changed.
-
muted
boolean
Whether the tab is muted (prevented from playing sound). The tab may be muted even if it has not played or is not currently playing sound. Equivalent to whether the 'muted' audio indicator is showing.
-
reason
MutedInfoReason optional
The reason the tab was muted or unmuted. Not set if the tab's mute state has never been changed.
MutedInfoReason
An event that caused a muted state change.
Enum
"user" "capture" "extension"
A user input action set the muted state.
Tab capture was started, forcing a muted state change.
An extension, identified by the extensionId field, set the muted state.
Tab
Properties
-
active
boolean
Whether the tab is active in its window. Does not necessarily mean the window is focused.
-
audible
boolean optional
Chrome 45+Whether the tab has produced sound over the past couple of seconds (but it might not be heard if also muted). Equivalent to whether the 'speaker audio' indicator is showing.
-
autoDiscardable
boolean
Chrome 54+Whether the tab can be discarded automatically by the browser when resources are low.
-
discarded
boolean
Chrome 54+Whether the tab is discarded. A discarded tab is one whose content has been unloaded from memory, but is still visible in the tab strip. Its content is reloaded the next time it is activated.
-
favIconUrl
string optional
The URL of the tab's favicon. This property is only present if the extension's manifest includes the
"tabs"
permission. It may also be an empty string if the tab is loading. -
groupId
number
Chrome 88+The ID of the group that the tab belongs to.
-
height
number optional
The height of the tab in pixels.
-
highlighted
boolean
Whether the tab is highlighted.
-
id
number optional
The ID of the tab. Tab IDs are unique within a browser session. Under some circumstances a tab may not be assigned an ID; for example, when querying foreign tabs using the
sessions
API, in which case a session ID may be present. Tab ID can also be set tochrome.tabs.TAB_ID_NONE
for apps and devtools windows. -
incognito
boolean
Whether the tab is in an incognito window.
-
index
number
The zero-based index of the tab within its window.
-
lastAccessed
number
Chrome 121+The last time the tab was accessed as the number of milliseconds since epoch.
-
mutedInfo
MutedInfo optional
Chrome 46+The tab's muted state and the reason for the last state change.
-
openerTabId
number optional
The ID of the tab that opened this tab, if any. This property is only present if the opener tab still exists.
-
pendingUrl
string optional
Chrome 79+The URL the tab is navigating to, before it has committed. This property is only present if the extension's manifest includes the
"tabs"
permission and there is a pending navigation. -
pinned
boolean
Whether the tab is pinned.
-
selected
boolean
DeprecatedPlease use
tabs.Tab.highlighted
.Whether the tab is selected.
-
sessionId
string optional
The session ID used to uniquely identify a tab obtained from the
sessions
API. -
status
TabStatus optional
The tab's loading status.
-
title
string optional
The title of the tab. This property is only present if the extension's manifest includes the
"tabs"
permission. -
url
string optional
The last committed URL of the main frame of the tab. This property is only present if the extension's manifest includes the
"tabs"
permission and may be an empty string if the tab has not yet committed. See alsoTab.pendingUrl
. -
width
number optional
The width of the tab in pixels.
-
windowId
number
The ID of the window that contains the tab.
TabStatus
The tab's loading status.
Enum
"unloaded" "loading" "complete"
WindowType
The type of window.
Enum
"normal" "popup" "panel" "app" "devtools"
ZoomSettings
Defines how zoom changes in a tab are handled and at what scope.
Properties
-
defaultZoomFactor
number optional
Chrome 43+Used to return the default zoom level for the current tab in calls to tabs.getZoomSettings.
-
mode
ZoomSettingsMode optional
Defines how zoom changes are handled, i.e., which entity is responsible for the actual scaling of the page; defaults to
automatic
. -
scope
ZoomSettingsScope optional
Defines whether zoom changes persist for the page's origin, or only take effect in this tab; defaults to
per-origin
when inautomatic
mode, andper-tab
otherwise.
ZoomSettingsMode
Defines how zoom changes are handled, i.e., which entity is responsible for the actual scaling of the page; defaults to automatic
.
Enum
"automatic" "manual" "disabled"
Zoom changes are handled automatically by the browser.
Overrides the automatic handling of zoom changes. The onZoomChange
event will still be dispatched, and it is the extension's responsibility to listen for this event and manually scale the page. This mode does not support per-origin
zooming, and thus ignores the scope
zoom setting and assumes per-tab
.
Disables all zooming in the tab. The tab reverts to the default zoom level, and all attempted zoom changes are ignored.
ZoomSettingsScope
Defines whether zoom changes persist for the page's origin, or only take effect in this tab; defaults to per-origin
when in automatic
mode, and per-tab
otherwise.
Enum
"per-origin" "per-tab"
Zoom changes persist in the zoomed page's origin, i.e., all other tabs navigated to that same origin are zoomed as well. Moreover, per-origin
zoom changes are saved with the origin, meaning that when navigating to other pages in the same origin, they are all zoomed to the same zoom factor. The per-origin
scope is only available in the automatic
mode.
Zoom changes only take effect in this tab, and zoom changes in other tabs do not affect the zooming of this tab. Also, per-tab
zoom changes are reset on navigation; navigating a tab always loads pages with their per-origin
zoom factors.
Properties
MAX_CAPTURE_VISIBLE_TAB_CALLS_PER_SECOND
The maximum number of times that captureVisibleTab
can be called per second. captureVisibleTab
is expensive and should not be called too often.
Value
2
TAB_ID_NONE
An ID that represents the absence of a browser tab.
Value
-1
TAB_INDEX_NONE
An index that represents the absence of a tab index in a tab_strip.
Value
-1
Methods
captureVisibleTab()
chrome.tabs.captureVisibleTab(
windowId?: number,
options?: ImageDetails,
callback?: function,
)
Captures the visible area of the currently active tab in the specified window. In order to call this method, the extension must have either the <all_urls> permission or the activeTab permission. In addition to sites that extensions can normally access, this method allows extensions to capture sensitive sites that are otherwise restricted, including chrome:-scheme pages, other extensions' pages, and data: URLs. These sensitive sites can only be captured with the activeTab permission. File URLs may be captured only if the extension has been granted file access.
Parameters
-
windowId
number optional
The target window. Defaults to the current window.
-
options
ImageDetails optional
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(dataUrl: string) => void
-
dataUrl
string
A data URL that encodes an image of the visible area of the captured tab. May be assigned to the 'src' property of an HTML
img
element for display.
-
Returns
-
Promise<string>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
connect()
chrome.tabs.connect(
tabId: number,
connectInfo?: object,
)
Connects to the content script(s) in the specified tab. The runtime.onConnect
event is fired in each content script running in the specified tab for the current extension. For more details, see Content Script Messaging.
Parameters
-
tabId
number
-
connectInfo
object optional
-
documentId
string optional
Chrome 106+Open a port to a specific document identified by
documentId
instead of all frames in the tab. -
frameId
number optional
Open a port to a specific frame identified by
frameId
instead of all frames in the tab. -
name
string optional
Is passed into onConnect for content scripts that are listening for the connection event.
-
Returns
-
A port that can be used to communicate with the content scripts running in the specified tab. The port's
runtime.Port
event is fired if the tab closes or does not exist.
create()
chrome.tabs.create(
createProperties: object,
callback?: function,
)
Creates a new tab.
Parameters
-
createProperties
object
-
active
boolean optional
Whether the tab should become the active tab in the window. Does not affect whether the window is focused (see
windows.update
). Defaults totrue
. -
index
number optional
The position the tab should take in the window. The provided value is clamped to between zero and the number of tabs in the window.
-
openerTabId
number optional
The ID of the tab that opened this tab. If specified, the opener tab must be in the same window as the newly created tab.
-
pinned
boolean optional
Whether the tab should be pinned. Defaults to
false
-
selected
boolean optional
DeprecatedPlease use active.
Whether the tab should become the selected tab in the window. Defaults to
true
-
url
string optional
The URL to initially navigate the tab to. Fully-qualified URLs must include a scheme (i.e., 'http://www.google.com', not 'www.google.com'). Relative URLs are relative to the current page within the extension. Defaults to the New Tab Page.
-
windowId
number optional
The window in which to create the new tab. Defaults to the current window.
-
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tab: Tab) => void
-
tab
The created tab.
-
Returns
-
Promise<Tab>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
detectLanguage()
chrome.tabs.detectLanguage(
tabId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Detects the primary language of the content in a tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
Defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(language: string) => void
-
language
string
An ISO language code such as
en
oderfr
. For a complete list of languages supported by this method, see kLanguageInfoTable. The second to fourth columns are checked and the first non-NULL value is returned, except for Simplified Chinese for whichzh-CN
is returned. For an unknown/undefined language,und
is returned.
-
Returns
-
Promise<string>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
discard()
chrome.tabs.discard(
tabId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Discards a tab from memory. Discarded tabs are still visible on the tab strip and are reloaded when activated.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to be discarded. If specified, the tab is discarded unless it is active or already discarded. If omitted, the browser discards the least important tab. This can fail if no discardable tabs exist.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tab?: Tab) => void
-
tab
Tab optional
The discarded tab, if it was successfully discarded; undefined otherwise.
-
Returns
-
Promise<Tab | undefined>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
duplicate()
chrome.tabs.duplicate(
tabId: number,
callback?: function,
)
Duplicates a tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number
The ID of the tab to duplicate.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tab?: Tab) => void
Returns
-
Promise<Tab | undefined>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
executeScript()
chrome.tabs.executeScript(
tabId?: number,
details: InjectDetails,
callback?: function,
)
Replaced by scripting.executeScript
in Manifest V3.
Injects JavaScript code into a page. For details, see the programmatic injection section of the content scripts doc.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab in which to run the script; defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
details
Details of the script to run. Either the code or the file property must be set, but both may not be set at the same time.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(result?: any[]) => void
-
result
any[] optional
The result of the script in every injected frame.
-
Returns
-
Promise<any[] | undefined>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
get()
chrome.tabs.get(
tabId: number,
callback?: function,
)
Retrieves details about the specified tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tab: Tab) => void
-
tab
-
Returns
-
Promise<Tab>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
getAllInWindow()
chrome.tabs.getAllInWindow(
windowId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Please use tabs.query
{windowId: windowId}
.
Gets details about all tabs in the specified window.
Parameters
-
windowId
number optional
Defaults to the current window.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabs: Tab[]) => void
-
tabs
Tab[]
-
Returns
-
Promise<Tab[]>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
getCurrent()
chrome.tabs.getCurrent(
callback?: function,
)
Gets the tab that this script call is being made from. Returns undefined
if called from a non-tab context (for example, a background page or popup view).
Parameters
Returns
-
Promise<Tab | undefined>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
getSelected()
chrome.tabs.getSelected(
windowId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Please use tabs.query
{active: true}
.
Gets the tab that is selected in the specified window.
Parameters
-
windowId
number optional
Defaults to the current window.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tab: Tab) => void
-
tab
-
Returns
-
Promise<Tab>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
getZoom()
chrome.tabs.getZoom(
tabId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Gets the current zoom factor of a specified tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to get the current zoom factor from; defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(zoomFactor: number) => void
-
zoomFactor
number
The tab's current zoom factor.
-
Returns
-
Promise<number>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
getZoomSettings()
chrome.tabs.getZoomSettings(
tabId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Gets the current zoom settings of a specified tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to get the current zoom settings from; defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(zoomSettings: ZoomSettings) => void
-
zoomSettings
The tab's current zoom settings.
-
Returns
-
Promise<ZoomSettings>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
goBack()
chrome.tabs.goBack(
tabId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Go back to the previous page, if one is available.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to navigate back; defaults to the selected tab of the current window.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
goForward()
chrome.tabs.goForward(
tabId?: number,
callback?: function,
)
Go foward to the next page, if one is available.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to navigate forward; defaults to the selected tab of the current window.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
group()
chrome.tabs.group(
options: object,
callback?: function,
)
Adds one or more tabs to a specified group, or if no group is specified, adds the given tabs to a newly created group.
Parameters
-
options
object
-
createProperties
object optional
Configurations for creating a group. Cannot be used if groupId is already specified.
-
windowId
number optional
The window of the new group. Defaults to the current window.
-
-
groupId
number optional
The ID of the group to add the tabs to. If not specified, a new group will be created.
-
tabIds
number | [number, ...number[]]
The tab ID or list of tab IDs to add to the specified group.
-
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(groupId: number) => void
-
groupId
number
The ID of the group that the tabs were added to.
-
Returns
-
Promise<number>
Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
highlight()
chrome.tabs.highlight(
highlightInfo: object,
callback?: function,
)
Highlights the given tabs and focuses on the first of group. Will appear to do nothing if the specified tab is currently active.
Parameters
-
highlightInfo
object
-
tabs
number | number[]
One or more tab indices to highlight.
-
windowId
number optional
The window that contains the tabs.
-
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(window: Window) => void
-
window
Contains details about the window whose tabs were highlighted.
-
Returns
-
Promise<windows.Window>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
insertCSS()
chrome.tabs.insertCSS(
tabId?: number,
details: InjectDetails,
callback?: function,
)
Replaced by scripting.insertCSS
in Manifest V3.
Injects CSS into a page. Styles inserted with this method can be removed with scripting.removeCSS
. For details, see the programmatic injection section of the content scripts doc.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab in which to insert the CSS; defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
details
Details of the CSS text to insert. Either the code or the file property must be set, but both may not be set at the same time.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
move()
chrome.tabs.move(
tabIds: number | number[],
moveProperties: object,
callback?: function,
)
Moves one or more tabs to a new position within its window, or to a new window. Note that tabs can only be moved to and from normal (window.type === "normal") windows.
Parameters
-
tabIds
number | number[]
The tab ID or list of tab IDs to move.
-
moveProperties
object
-
index
number
The position to move the window to. Use
-1
to place the tab at the end of the window. -
windowId
number optional
Defaults to the window the tab is currently in.
-
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabs: Tab | Tab[]) => void
Returns
-
Chrome 88+
Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
query()
chrome.tabs.query(
queryInfo: object,
callback?: function,
)
Gets all tabs that have the specified properties, or all tabs if no properties are specified.
Parameters
-
queryInfo
object
-
active
boolean optional
Whether the tabs are active in their windows.
-
audible
boolean optional
Chrome 45+Whether the tabs are audible.
-
autoDiscardable
boolean optional
Chrome 54+Whether the tabs can be discarded automatically by the browser when resources are low.
-
currentWindow
boolean optional
Whether the tabs are in the current window.
-
discarded
boolean optional
Chrome 54+Whether the tabs are discarded. A discarded tab is one whose content has been unloaded from memory, but is still visible in the tab strip. Its content is reloaded the next time it is activated.
-
groupId
number optional
Chrome 88+The ID of the group that the tabs are in, or
tabGroups.TAB_GROUP_ID_NONE
for ungrouped tabs. -
highlighted
boolean optional
Whether the tabs are highlighted.
-
index
number optional
The position of the tabs within their windows.
-
lastFocusedWindow
boolean optional
Whether the tabs are in the last focused window.
-
muted
boolean optional
Chrome 45+Whether the tabs are muted.
-
pinned
boolean optional
Whether the tabs are pinned.
-
status
TabStatus optional
The tab loading status.
-
title
string optional
Match page titles against a pattern. This property is ignored if the extension does not have the
"tabs"
permission. -
url
string | string[] optional
Match tabs against one or more URL patterns. Fragment identifiers are not matched. This property is ignored if the extension does not have the
"tabs"
permission. -
windowId
number optional
The ID of the parent window, or
windows.WINDOW_ID_CURRENT
for the current window. -
windowType
WindowType optional
The type of window the tabs are in.
-
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(result: Tab[]) => void
-
result
Tab[]
-
Returns
-
Promise<Tab[]>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
reload()
chrome.tabs.reload(
tabId?: number,
reloadProperties?: object,
callback?: function,
)
Reload a tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to reload; defaults to the selected tab of the current window.
-
reloadProperties
object optional
-
bypassCache
boolean optional
Whether to bypass local caching. Defaults to
false
.
-
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
remove()
chrome.tabs.remove(
tabIds: number | number[],
callback?: function,
)
Closes one or more tabs.
Parameters
-
tabIds
number | number[]
The tab ID or list of tab IDs to close.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
removeCSS()
chrome.tabs.removeCSS(
tabId?: number,
details: DeleteInjectionDetails,
callback?: function,
)
Replaced by scripting.removeCSS
in Manifest V3.
Removes from a page CSS that was previously injected by a call to scripting.insertCSS
.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab from which to remove the CSS; defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
details
Details of the CSS text to remove. Either the code or the file property must be set, but both may not be set at the same time.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
sendMessage()
chrome.tabs.sendMessage(
tabId: number,
message: any,
options?: object,
callback?: function,
)
Sends a single message to the content script(s) in the specified tab, with an optional callback to run when a response is sent back. The runtime.onMessage
event is fired in each content script running in the specified tab for the current extension.
Parameters
-
tabId
number
-
message
any
The message to send. This message should be a JSON-ifiable object.
-
options
object optional
-
callback
function optional
Chrome 99+The
callback
parameter looks like:(response: any) => void
-
response
any
The JSON response object sent by the handler of the message. If an error occurs while connecting to the specified tab, the callback is called with no arguments and
runtime.lastError
is set to the error message.
-
Returns
-
Promise<any>
Chrome 99+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
sendRequest()
chrome.tabs.sendRequest(
tabId: number,
request: any,
callback?: function,
)
Please use runtime.sendMessage
.
Sends a single request to the content script(s) in the specified tab, with an optional callback to run when a response is sent back. The extension.onRequest
event is fired in each content script running in the specified tab for the current extension.
Parameters
-
tabId
number
-
request
any
-
callback
function optional
Chrome 99+The
callback
parameter looks like:(response: any) => void
-
response
any
The JSON response object sent by the handler of the request. If an error occurs while connecting to the specified tab, the callback is called with no arguments and
runtime.lastError
is set to the error message.
-
Returns
-
Promise<any>
Chrome 99+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
setZoom()
chrome.tabs.setZoom(
tabId?: number,
zoomFactor: number,
callback?: function,
)
Zooms a specified tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to zoom; defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
zoomFactor
number
The new zoom factor. A value of
0
sets the tab to its current default zoom factor. Values greater than0
specify a (possibly non-default) zoom factor for the tab. -
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
setZoomSettings()
chrome.tabs.setZoomSettings(
tabId?: number,
zoomSettings: ZoomSettings,
callback?: function,
)
Sets the zoom settings for a specified tab, which define how zoom changes are handled. These settings are reset to defaults upon navigating the tab.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
The ID of the tab to change the zoom settings for; defaults to the active tab of the current window.
-
zoomSettings
Defines how zoom changes are handled and at what scope.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
ungroup()
chrome.tabs.ungroup(
tabIds: number | [number, ...number[]],
callback?: function,
)
Removes one or more tabs from their respective groups. If any groups become empty, they are deleted.
Parameters
-
tabIds
number | [number, ...number[]]
The tab ID or list of tab IDs to remove from their respective groups.
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:() => void
Returns
-
Promise<void>
Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
update()
chrome.tabs.update(
tabId?: number,
updateProperties: object,
callback?: function,
)
Modifies the properties of a tab. Properties that are not specified in updateProperties
are not modified.
Parameters
-
tabId
number optional
Defaults to the selected tab of the current window.
-
updateProperties
object
-
active
boolean optional
Whether the tab should be active. Does not affect whether the window is focused (see
windows.update
). -
autoDiscardable
boolean optional
Chrome 54+Whether the tab should be discarded automatically by the browser when resources are low.
-
highlighted
boolean optional
Adds or removes the tab from the current selection.
-
muted
boolean optional
Chrome 45+Whether the tab should be muted.
-
openerTabId
number optional
The ID of the tab that opened this tab. If specified, the opener tab must be in the same window as this tab.
-
pinned
boolean optional
Whether the tab should be pinned.
-
selected
boolean optional
DeprecatedPlease use highlighted.
Whether the tab should be selected.
-
url
string optional
A URL to navigate the tab to. JavaScript URLs are not supported; use
scripting.executeScript
instead.
-
-
callback
function optional
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tab?: Tab) => void
Returns
-
Promise<Tab | undefined>
Chrome 88+Promises are supported in Manifest V3 and later, but callbacks are provided for backward compatibility. You cannot use both on the same function call. The promise resolves with the same type that is passed to the callback.
Events
onActivated
chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fires when the active tab in a window changes. Note that the tab's URL may not be set at the time this event fired, but you can listen to onUpdated events so as to be notified when a URL is set.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(activeInfo: object) => void
-
activeInfo
object
-
tabId
number
The ID of the tab that has become active.
-
windowId
number
The ID of the window the active tab changed inside of.
-
-
onActiveChanged
chrome.tabs.onActiveChanged.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Please use tabs.onActivated
.
Fires when the selected tab in a window changes. Note that the tab's URL may not be set at the time this event fired, but you can listen to tabs.onUpdated
events so as to be notified when a URL is set.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabId: number, selectInfo: object) => void
-
tabId
number
-
selectInfo
object
-
windowId
number
The ID of the window the selected tab changed inside of.
-
-
onAttached
chrome.tabs.onAttached.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is attached to a window; for example, because it was moved between windows.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabId: number, attachInfo: object) => void
-
tabId
number
-
attachInfo
object
-
newPosition
number
-
newWindowId
number
-
-
onCreated
chrome.tabs.onCreated.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is created. Note that the tab's URL and tab group membership may not be set at the time this event is fired, but you can listen to onUpdated events so as to be notified when a URL is set or the tab is added to a tab group.
onDetached
chrome.tabs.onDetached.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is detached from a window; for example, because it was moved between windows.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabId: number, detachInfo: object) => void
-
tabId
number
-
detachInfo
object
-
oldPosition
number
-
oldWindowId
number
-
-
onHighlightChanged
chrome.tabs.onHighlightChanged.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Please use tabs.onHighlighted
.
Fired when the highlighted or selected tabs in a window changes.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(selectInfo: object) => void
-
selectInfo
object
-
tabIds
number[]
All highlighted tabs in the window.
-
windowId
number
The window whose tabs changed.
-
-
onHighlighted
chrome.tabs.onHighlighted.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when the highlighted or selected tabs in a window changes.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(highlightInfo: object) => void
-
highlightInfo
object
-
tabIds
number[]
All highlighted tabs in the window.
-
windowId
number
The window whose tabs changed.
-
-
onMoved
chrome.tabs.onMoved.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is moved within a window. Only one move event is fired, representing the tab the user directly moved. Move events are not fired for the other tabs that must move in response to the manually-moved tab. This event is not fired when a tab is moved between windows; for details, see tabs.onDetached
.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabId: number, moveInfo: object) => void
-
tabId
number
-
moveInfo
object
-
fromIndex
number
-
toIndex
number
-
windowId
number
-
-
onRemoved
chrome.tabs.onRemoved.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is closed.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabId: number, removeInfo: object) => void
-
tabId
number
-
removeInfo
object
-
isWindowClosing
boolean
True when the tab was closed because its parent window was closed.
-
windowId
number
The window whose tab is closed.
-
-
onReplaced
chrome.tabs.onReplaced.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is replaced with another tab due to prerendering or instant.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(addedTabId: number, removedTabId: number) => void
-
addedTabId
number
-
removedTabId
number
-
onSelectionChanged
chrome.tabs.onSelectionChanged.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Please use tabs.onActivated
.
Fires when the selected tab in a window changes.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabId: number, selectInfo: object) => void
-
tabId
number
-
selectInfo
object
-
windowId
number
The ID of the window the selected tab changed inside of.
-
-
onUpdated
chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is updated.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(tabId: number, changeInfo: object, tab: Tab) => void
-
tabId
number
-
changeInfo
object
-
audible
boolean optional
Chrome 45+The tab's new audible state.
-
autoDiscardable
boolean optional
Chrome 54+The tab's new auto-discardable state.
-
discarded
boolean optional
Chrome 54+The tab's new discarded state.
-
favIconUrl
string optional
The tab's new favicon URL.
-
groupId
number optional
Chrome 88+The tab's new group.
-
mutedInfo
MutedInfo optional
Chrome 46+The tab's new muted state and the reason for the change.
-
pinned
boolean optional
The tab's new pinned state.
-
status
TabStatus optional
The tab's loading status.
-
title
string optional
Chrome 48+The tab's new title.
-
url
string optional
The tab's URL if it has changed.
-
-
tab
-
onZoomChange
chrome.tabs.onZoomChange.addListener(
callback: function,
)
Fired when a tab is zoomed.
Parameters
-
callback
function
The
callback
parameter looks like:(ZoomChangeInfo: object) => void
-
ZoomChangeInfo
object
-
newZoomFactor
number
-
oldZoomFactor
number
-
tabId
number
-
zoomSettings
-
-