ExtensionInfo
An ExtensionInfo
object contains information about an add-on.
Type
It is an object with the following properties:
description
-
string
. The add-on's description, taken from the manifest.json description key. disabledReason
-
string
. If the add-on is disabled, the reason it was disabled. One of "unknown" or "permissions_increase". enabled
-
boolean
. Whether or not the add-on is currently enabled. homepageUrl
-
string
. The add-on's homepage URL, taken from the manifest.json homepage_url key. hostPermissions
-
array
ofstring
. The add-on's host permissions. icons
-
array
ofobject
. Information about the add-on's icons. An array of objects, one for each icon. Each object contains two properties:size
: an integer representing the icon's width and height in pixels.url
: a string containing a relative URL to the icon, starting at the add-on's root.
id
-
string
. The add-on's ID. installType
-
string
. String describing how the add-on was installed. One of the following:- "admin": the add-on was installed because of an administrative policy.
- "development": the add-on was installed unpacked from disk.
- "normal": the add-on was installed normally from an install package.
- "sideload": the add-on was installed by some other software on the user's computer.
- "other": the add-on was installed in some other way.
mayDisable
-
boolean
. Whether this add-on can be disabled or uninstalled by the user. name
-
string
. The add-on's name, taken from the manifest.json name key. offlineEnabled
-
boolean
. Whether the add-on claims to support offline. optionsUrl
-
string
. URL for the item's options page, if it has one. This is a relative URL, starting at the add-on's root. permissions
-
array
ofstring
. The add-on's API permissions. shortName
-
string
. A short version of the add-on's name, taken from the manifest.json short_name key. type
-
string
. String describing the type of add-on. This is used to distinguish extensions from apps and themes. It may take any of the following values:- "extension": most common type of add-on.
- "hosted_app"
- "packaged_app"
- "legacy_packaged_app"
- "theme"
updateUrl
-
string
. URL for updates to this add-on, taken from the manifest.json browser_specific_settings key. version
-
string
. Version of this add-on, taken from the manifest.json version key. versionName
-
string
. Descriptive name for this add-on's version, taken from the manifest.json version_name key.
Browser compatibility
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Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.management
API. This documentation is derived from management.json
in the Chromium code.