The browsingData.DataTypeSet type describes a set of data types.
It contains a number of boolean properties. The name of each property is the name of a particular type of browsing data: "downloads", "history" and so on. All properties are optional.
This type is used:
browsingData.remove() to describe which data types to removebrowsingData.settings() to describe which data types are currently selected in the browser's "Clear History" feature.Values of this type are objects. They contain the following properties:
cache
Optional
boolean. The browser's cache.
boolean. Cookies acquired while browsing.
downloads
Optional
boolean. The user's download history.
fileSystems
Optional
boolean. Website's file systems.
formData
Optional
boolean. Saved form data, for autocomplete.
history
Optional
boolean. The user's browsing history.
indexedDB
Optional
boolean. IndexedDB data.
localStorage
Optional
boolean. Local storage data.
passwords
Optional
boolean. Saved passwords, for autocomplete.
pluginData
Optional
boolean. Stored data associated with plugins.
serverBoundCertificates
Optional
boolean. Stored server-bound certificates.
serviceWorkers
Optional
boolean. Data cached by service workers.
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cache |
Yes
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53
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Yes
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No
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85
56-79
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No
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cookies |
Yes
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79
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53
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Yes
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No
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85
56-79
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No
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downloads |
Yes
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79
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53
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Yes
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No
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56-79
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No
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?
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fileSystems |
Yes
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79
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No
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Yes
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No
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No
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No
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formData |
Yes
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79
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53
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Yes
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No
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?
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56-79
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No
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history |
Yes
|
79
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53
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?
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Yes
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No
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?
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?
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56-79
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?
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No
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?
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indexedDB |
Yes
|
79
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57
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?
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Yes
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No
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?
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?
|
85
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No
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localStorage |
Yes
|
79
|
57
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Yes
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No
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?
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|
85
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No
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passwords |
Yes
|
79
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53
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?
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Yes
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No
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?
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No
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No
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?
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pluginData |
Yes
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79
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53
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?
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Yes
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No
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?
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?
|
85
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?
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No
|
?
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serverBoundCertificates |
Yes
|
79
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No
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?
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Yes
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No
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?
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?
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No
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?
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No
|
?
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serviceWorkers |
Yes
|
79
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53
|
?
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Yes
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No
|
?
|
?
|
85
|
?
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No
|
?
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Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData API.
Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/browsingData/DataTypeSet
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