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windows.remove()

Closes a window and all the tabs inside it, given the window's ID.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

let removing = browser.windows.remove(
  windowId        // integer
)

Parameters

windowId

integer. ID of the window to close.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with no arguments when the window has been closed. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.

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
remove Yes 79 45 ? Yes 14 ? ? No ? No ?

Examples

When the user clicks a browser action's icon, close the window in which the icon was clicked:

function onRemoved() {
  console.log(`Removed window`);
}

function onError(error) {
  console.error(`Error:`, error);
}

browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {

  let removing = browser.windows.remove(tab.windowId);
  removing.then(onRemoved, onError);

});

Close the current, e.g. popup, window when the user clicks a button on the page:

// in a script loaded by the page in the window
document.querySelector('#close').addEventListener(async ({ button, }) => { try {
  if (button) return; // not a left click
  const windowId = (await browser.windows.getCurrent()).id;
  await browser.windows.remove(windowId);
  // this point will never be reached, since the window is gone
} catch (error) { console.error('Closing failed:', error); } });

In Firefox, the same could be achieved with the .allowScriptsToClose window creation property and window.close().

Example extensions

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.windows API. This documentation is derived from windows.json in the Chromium code.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/windows/remove