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menus.remove()

Removes a menu item.

For compatibility with other browsers, Firefox makes this method available via the contextMenus namespace as well as the menus namespace.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

var removing = browser.menus.remove(
  menuItemId      // integer or string
)

Parameters

menuItemId
integer or string. The ID of the menu item to remove.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with no arguments if removal was successful, or rejected with an error message if removal failed (for example, because the item could not be found).

Examples

This extension adds a menu item labeled "Remove me!". If you click the item, the extension removes it.

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

function onError() {
  console.log("error removing item:" + browser.runtime.lastError);
}

browser.menus.create({
  id: "remove-me",
  title: "Remove me!",
  contexts: ["all"]
});

browser.menus.onClicked.addListener(function(info, tab) {
  if (info.menuItemId == "remove-me") {
    var removing = browser.menus.remove(info.menuItemId);
    removing.then(onRemoved, onError);
  }
});

Example extensions

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.contextMenus API. This documentation is derived from context_menus.json in the Chromium code.

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