The ID of the tab
that this instance of the devtools is attached to, represented as a number.
This can be sent to the extension's background page, so that background page can use the tabs
API to interact with the tab:
// devtools-panel.js const scriptToAttach = "document.body.innerHTML = 'Hi from the devtools';"; attachContentScriptButton.addEventListener("click", () => { browser.runtime.sendMessage({ tabId: browser.devtools.inspectedWindow.tabId, script: scriptToAttach }); });
// background.js function handleMessage(request, sender, sendResponse) { browser.tabs.executeScript(request.tabId, { code: request.script }); } browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener(handleMessage);
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
tabId |
Yes |
79 |
54 |
? |
Yes |
No |
? |
? |
No |
? |
? |
? |
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.devtools
API.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/devtools/inspectedWindow/tabId