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browsingData.removeDownloads()

Clears the browser's download history. Note that this does not delete the downloaded objects themselves, only records of downloads in the browser's history.

You can use the removalOptions parameter, which is a browsingData.RemovalOptions object, to:

  • clear records of items downloaded after a given time
  • control whether to clear only records of items downloaded from normal web pages or to clear records from hosted apps and extensions as well.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

var removing = browser.browsingData.removeDownloads(
  removalOptions            // RemovalOptions object
)

Parameters

removalOptions
object. A browsingData.RemovalOptions object, which may be used to clear only records created after a given time, and whether to clear only records of items downloaded from normal web pages or to clear records from hosted apps and extensions as well.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with no arguments when the removal has finished. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.

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
removeDownloads
Yes
79
53
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Yes
No
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57-79
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Examples

Remove records of objects downloaded in the last week:

function onRemoved() {
  console.log("removed");
}

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

function weekInMilliseconds() {
  return 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
}

var oneWeekAgo = (new Date()).getTime() - weekInMilliseconds();

browser.browsingData.removeDownloads(
  {since: oneWeekAgo}).
then(onRemoved, onError);

Remove all records of downloaded objects:

function onRemoved() {
  console.log("removed");
}

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

browser.browsingData.removeDownloads({}).
then(onRemoved, onError);

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

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