browserAction.enable()

Enables the browser action for a tab. By default, browser actions are enabled for all tabs.

Syntax

js
browser.browserAction.enable(
  tabId // optional integer
)

Parameters

tabId Optional

integer. The id of the tab for which you want to enable the browser action.

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Firefox for Android
Safari on iOS
enable

Examples

Disable the browser action when clicked, and re-enable it every time a new tab is opened:

js
browser.tabs.onCreated.addListener(() => {
  browser.browserAction.enable();
});

browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(() => {
  browser.browserAction.disable();
});

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