sessions.forgetClosedTab()

Removes a closed tab from the browser's list of recently closed tabs. Note that the sites visited by that tab are not removed from the browser's history. Use the browsingData or history APIs to remove history.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

js
let forgettingTab = browser.sessions.forgetClosedTab(
  windowId,            // integer
  sessionId            // string
)

Parameters

windowId

Integer. The ID of the window that hosted the tab you want to forget.

sessionId

String. The ID of the session you want to forget.

Return value

A Promise. This will be fulfilled with no arguments when the session has been removed.

If an error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.

Browser compatibility

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

Examples

This code forgets the single most recently-closed session, whether it's a tab or a window:

js
function forgetMostRecent(sessionInfos) {
  if (!sessionInfos.length) {
    console.log("No sessions found");
    return;
  }
  let sessionInfo = sessionInfos[0];
  if (sessionInfo.tab) {
    browser.sessions.forgetClosedTab(
      sessionInfo.tab.windowId,
      sessionInfo.tab.sessionId,
    );
  } else {
    browser.sessions.forgetClosedWindow(sessionInfo.window.sessionId);
  }
}

function onError(error) {
  console.log(error);
}

browser.sessions
  .getRecentlyClosed({ maxResults: 1 })
  .then(forgetMostRecent, onError);