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management.setEnabled()

Enables or disables the given add-on.

This function must usually be called in the context of a user action, such as the click handler for a button. The browser may also ask the user to confirm the change.

This API requires the "management" API permission.

It is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

The function allows enabling/disabling of theme addons, but will return an error if used to enable or disable other types of web extension.

Syntax

var settingEnabled = browser.management.setEnabled(
  id,              // string
  enabled         // boolean
)

Parameters

id
string. ID of the add-on to enable/disable.
enabled
boolean. Whether to enable or disable the add-on.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with no arguments when the add-on has been disabled or enabled.

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
setEnabled
Yes
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Only extensions whose 'type' is 'theme' can be enabled and disabled.
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Yes
No
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Only extensions whose 'type' is 'theme' can be enabled and disabled.
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Examples

Toggle enable/disable for the add-on whose ID is "my-add-on":

var id = "my-add-on";

function toggleEnabled(id) {
  var getting = browser.management.get(id);
  getting.then((info) => {
    browser.management.setEnabled(id, !info.enabled);
  });
}

toggleEnabled(id);

Example extensions

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

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