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browserAction.getBadgeBackgroundColor()

Gets the background color of the browser action's badge.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

browser.browserAction.getBadgeBackgroundColor(
  details // object
)

Parameters

details
object.
tabIdOptional
integer. Specifies the tab to get the badge background color from.
windowIdOptional
integer. Specifies the window from which to get the badge background color.
  • If windowId and tabId are both supplied, the function fails.
  • If windowId and tabId are both omitted, the global badge background color is returned.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with the retrieved color as a browserAction.ColorArray.

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
getBadgeBackgroundColor
Yes
14
45
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Yes
14
Always returns a red ColorArray.
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79
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Examples

Log the badge's background color:

function onGot(color) {
  console.log(color);
}

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

browser.browserAction.getBadgeBackgroundColor({}).then(onGot, onFailure);

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

Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.

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