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alarms.clear()

Cancels an alarm, given its name.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

var clearAlarm = browser.alarms.clear(
  name                       // string
)

Parameters

nameOptional
string. The name of the alarm to clear. If you don't supply this, the empty string "" will be used.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with a boolean. This will be true if the alarm was cleared, false otherwise.

Examples

function onCleared(wasCleared) {
  console.log(wasCleared);  // true/false
}

var clearAlarm = browser.alarms.clear("my-periodic-alarm");
clearAlarm.then(onCleared);

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
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Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.alarms API.

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