browsingData.removePasswords()
Clears saved passwords.
You can use the removalOptions
parameter, which is a browsingData.RemovalOptions
object, to:
- clear only passwords that were saved after a given time
- control whether to clear passwords that were saved on normal web pages or to clear passwords that were saved on hosted apps and extensions as well.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
var removing = browser.browsingData.removePasswords( removalOptions // RemovalOptions object )
Parameters
removalOptions
-
object
. AbrowsingData.RemovalOptions
object, which may be used to clear only passwords that were saved after a given time, and whether to clear passwords that were saved on normal web pages or to clear passwords that were saved on hosted apps and extensions as well.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with no arguments when the removal has finished. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
removePasswords |
Yes |
79 |
53 |
? |
Yes |
No |
? |
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No |
? |
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Examples
Remove passwords saved in the last week:
function onRemoved() { console.log("removed"); } function onError(error) { console.error(error); } function weekInMilliseconds() { return 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7; } var oneWeekAgo = (new Date()).getTime() - weekInMilliseconds(); browser.browsingData.removePasswords({since: oneWeekAgo}). then(onRemoved, onError);
Remove all saved passwords:
function onRemoved() { console.log("removed"); } function onError(error) { console.error(error); } browser.browsingData.removePasswords({}).then(onRemoved, onError);
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData
API.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browsingData/removePasswords