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action.openPopup()

Open the browser action's popup.

Note: This API is available in Manifest V3 or higher.

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

Syntax

browser.action.openPopup()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that is resolved with no arguments.

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.action.openPopup();
});

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
openPopup 88 88
109User interaction is not required to call this API when the extensions.openPopupWithoutUserGesture.enabled preference is set (bug 1799344).
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109User interaction is not required to call this API when the extensions.openPopupWithoutUserGesture.enabled preference is set (bug 1799344).
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/action/openPopup