permissions.request()

Ask for the set of permissions listed in the given permissions.Permissions object.

The Permissions argument may contain either an origins property, which is an array of host permissions, or a permissions property, which is an array of API permissions, or both. Permissions must come from the set of permissions defined in the optional_permissions manifest.json key. The origins property may include permissions that match a subset of the hosts matched by an optional permission: for example, if optional_permissions include "*://mozilla.org/", then permissions.origins may include "https://developer.mozilla.org/".

The request can only be made inside the handler for a user action.

Depending on a circumstances, the browser will probably handle the request by asking the user whether to grant the requested permissions. Only a single request is made for all requested permissions: thus either all permissions are granted or none of them are.

Any permissions granted are retained by the extension, even over upgrade and disable/enable cycling.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

var requesting = browser.permissions.request(
  permissions                // Permissions object
)

Parameters

permissions
A permissions.Permissions object.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with true if the extension was granted all the permissions listed in the permissions argument, or false otherwise.

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
request
Yes
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["It's not possible to request permissions from a sidebar document (bug 1493396).", "Before version 75, permissions cannot be requested from popup panels (see bug 1432083).", "Before version 61, permissions cannot be requested from options pages embedded in about:addons (see bug 1382953)."]
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["Requesting <all_urls> or *://*/* origins will grant permission to request specific origin patterns and automatically prompt the user for access to any visited website via the extension's access popover in the toolbar.", "The user will be prompted again for permissions that have been previously granted and then removed.", "Supported permissions will be granted without prompting the user. Only specific origin patterns will prompt the user."]
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Examples

This code adds a click handler that asks for various permissions, then logs the result of the request and the extension's permissions after the request completed.

const permissionsToRequest = {
  permissions: ["bookmarks", "history"],
  origins: ["https://developer.mozilla.org/"]
}

function requestPermissions() {

  function onResponse(response) {
    if (response) {
      console.log("Permission was granted");
    } else {
      console.log("Permission was refused");
    }
    return browser.permissions.getAll();
  }

  browser.permissions.request(permissionsToRequest)
    .then(onResponse)
    .then((currentPermissions) => {
    console.log(`Current permissions:`, currentPermissions);
  });
}

document.querySelector("#request").addEventListener("click", requestPermissions);

Example extensions

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.permissions API.

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