Open the page action's popup.
You can only call this function from inside the handler for a user action, such as:
- Selecting a context menu item defined by the extension.
- Activating a keyboard shortcut defined by the extension (note: this is not currently supported in Firefox).
- Clicking a button in a page bundled with the extension.
Syntax
browser.pageAction.openPopup()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise
that is resolved with no arguments.
Browser compatibility
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox for Android | Opera | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No | No | 57 | 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(); });