Reloads the extension.
If there are any pending updates for the extension, that it has deferred by listening to runtime.onUpdateAvailable, then they will be applied on reload.
runtime.reload()
Syntax
browser.runtime.reload()
Parameters
None.
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 | |
reload |
25 | 15 | 51 | ? | 15 | 14 | ? | ? | 51 | ? | 15 | ? |
Examples
Reload the extension when the user clicks a browser action's icon:
browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {
browser.runtime.reload();
});
Example extensions
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json in the Chromium code.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/runtime/reload