Fired when a tab is closed.
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tabs.onRemoved
Syntax
browser.tabs.onRemoved.addListener(callback)
browser.tabs.onRemoved.removeListener(listener)
browser.tabs.onRemoved.hasListener(listener)
Events have three functions:
-
addListener(callback) -
Adds a listener to this event.
-
removeListener(listener) -
Stop listening to this event. The
listenerargument is the listener to remove. -
hasListener(listener) -
Check whether
listeneris registered for this event. Returnstrueif it is listening,falseotherwise.
addListener syntax
Parameters
-
callback -
Function that will be called when this event occurs. The function will be passed the following arguments:
-
tabId -
integer. ID of the tab that closed. -
removeInfo -
object. The tab's window ID, and a boolean indicating whether the window is also being closed. See the removeInfo section for more details.
-
Additional objects
removeInfo
-
windowId -
integer. The window whose tab is closed. -
isWindowClosing -
boolean.trueif the tab is being closed because its window is being closed.
Examples
Listen for close events, and log the info:
function handleRemoved(tabId, removeInfo) {
console.log(`Tab: ${tabId} is closing`);
console.log(`Window ID: ${removeInfo.windowId}`);
console.log(`Window is closing: ${removeInfo.isWindowClosing}`);
}
browser.tabs.onRemoved.addListener(handleRemoved);
Example extensions
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 | |
onRemoved |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | 54 | ? | 15 | ? |
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs API. This documentation is derived from tabs.json in the Chromium code.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/onRemoved