Returns information about the current platform. This can only be called in the background script context.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.
runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Syntax
let getting = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo()
Parameters
None.
Return value
A Promise that will be fulfilled with a runtime.PlatformInfo value representing the current platform.
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 | |
getPlatformInfo |
29 | 79 | 45 | ? | 16 | 14 | ? | ? | 48 | ? | 15 | ? |
Examples
Get and log the platform OS:
function gotPlatformInfo(info) {
console.log(info.os);
}
let gettingInfo = browser.runtime.getPlatformInfo();
gettingInfo.then(gotPlatformInfo);
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json in the Chromium code.
© 2005–2023 MDN contributors.
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/getPlatformInfo