browserAction.openPopup()

Open the browser action's popup.

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

Syntax

browser.browserAction.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
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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.browserAction.openPopup();
});

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