action.getBadgeText()

Gets the browser action's badge text.

Note: This API is available in Manifest V3 or higher.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

js
let gettingText = browser.action.getBadgeText(
  details               // object
)

Parameters

details

An object with the following properties:

tabId Optional

integer. Specifies the tab from which to get the badge text.

windowId Optional

integer. Specifies the window from which to get the badge text.

  • If windowId and tabId are both supplied, the function fails.
  • If windowId and tabId are both omitted, the global badge text is returned.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with a string containing the badge text.

Examples

Log the badge text:

js
function gotBadgeText(text) {
  console.log(text);
}

let gettingBadgeText = browser.action.getBadgeText({});
gettingBadgeText.then(gotBadgeText);

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Firefox for Android
Safari on iOS
getBadgeText
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 88 (Release date: 2021-01-19)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 88 (Release date: 2021-01-21)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 109 (Release date: 2023-01-17)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 74 (Release date: 2021-02-02)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15.4 (Release date: 2022-03-14)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-17)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15.4 (Release date: 2022-03-14)
footnote Full support
details.windowId parameter
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 109 (Release date: 2023-01-17)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – Full support
Safari 18 (Release date: 2024-09-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 109 (Release date: 2023-01-17)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 18 (Release date: 2024-09-16)
footnote Full support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
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Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.action API. This documentation is derived from browser_action.json in the Chromium code.