management.uninstallSelf()

Uninstalls the calling add-on.

This API does not require the "management" API permission.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

var uninstallingSelf = browser.management.uninstallSelf(
  options              // object
)

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optionsOptional

object. Object which may two properties, both optional:

showConfirmDialogOptional

Boolean. If showConfirmDialog is true, the browser will show a dialog asking the user to confirm that the add-on should be uninstalled. Defaults to false.

dialogMessageOptional

String. An extra message that will be displayed in the confirmation dialog.

A Promise that will be rejected with an error message if the user canceled uninstall.

Uninstall the add-on, asking the user to confirm. In the callback, check whether the user canceled uninstallation.

Note that we haven't passed a fulfillment handler because if uninstallation succeeds, the add-on is no longer around to handle it.

function onCanceled(error) {
  console.log(`Canceled: ${error}`);
}

var uninstalling = browser.management.uninstallSelf({
  showConfirmDialog: true
});

uninstalling.then(null, onCanceled);

The same, but also adding a custom message to the dialog:

function onCanceled(error) {
  console.log(`Canceled: ${error}`);
}

var uninstalling = browser.management.uninstallSelf({
  showConfirmDialog: true,
  dialogMessage: "Testing self-uninstall"
});

uninstalling.then(null, onCanceled);

Note:

This API is based on Chromium's chrome.management API. This documentation is derived from management.json in the Chromium code.

Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.