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pageAction.hide()

Hides the page action for a given tab.

hide() overrides pattern matching, so the page action will not be shown in the specified tab even if its URL is matched by show_matches.

Syntax

browser.pageAction.hide(
  tabId // integer
)

Parameters

tabId
integer. The ID of the tab for which you want to hide the page action.

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
hide
Yes
14
45
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Yes
No
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50
Before version 56, the 'tabId' parameter was ignored, and the page action was hidden for all tabs.
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Examples

Hide the page action for the current tab when the user clicks it:

browser.pageAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {
  browser.pageAction.hide(tab.id);
});

Example extensions

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

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