browsingData.remove()
Removes the specified browsing data.
The browsing data to be removed is specified in the dataTypes option, which is a browsingData.DataTypeSet object.
You can use the removalOptions option, which is a browsingData.RemovalOptions object, to control how far back in time to remove data and whether to remove data only from normal web pages or to remove data from extensions as well.
Syntax
let removing = browser.browsingData.remove(
removalOptions, // RemovalOptions object
dataTypes // DataTypeSet object
)
Parameters
removalOptions-
object. AbrowsingData.RemovalOptionsobject, which can be used to control how far back in time to remove data, and whether to remove data from extensions, or just normal web pages. dataTypes-
object. AbrowsingData.DataTypeSetobject, describing the types of data to remove (e.g., history, downloads, etc.).
Return value
A Promise that is fulfilled with no arguments when the removal finishes. If an error occurs, the promise is rejected with an error message.
Examples
Remove download history and browsing history for the last week:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
function weekInMilliseconds() {
return 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
}
let oneWeekAgo = new Date().getTime() - weekInMilliseconds();
browser.browsingData
.remove({ since: oneWeekAgo }, { downloads: true, history: true })
.then(onRemoved, onError);
Remove all download and browsing history:
function onRemoved() {
console.log("removed");
}
function onError(error) {
console.error(error);
}
browser.browsingData
.remove({}, { downloads: true, history: true })
.then(onRemoved, onError);
Example extensions
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Note:
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData API.