Reload a tab, optionally bypassing the local web cache.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
var reloading = browser.tabs.reload( tabId, // optional integer reloadProperties // optional object )
tabId
Optional
integer
. The ID of the tab to reload. Defaults to the selected tab of the current window.reloadProperties
Optional
object
. bypassCache
Optional
boolean
. Bypass the local web cache. Default is false
.A Promise
that will be fulfilled with no arguments when the tab has been reloaded. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Reload the active tab of the current window:
browser.tabs.reload();
Reload the active tab of the current window, bypassing the cache:
browser.tabs.reload({bypassCache: true});
Reload the tab whose ID is 2, bypassing the cache and calling a callback when done:
function onReloaded() { console.log(`Reloaded`); } function onError(error) { console.log(`Error: ${error}`); } var reloading = browser.tabs.reload(2, {bypassCache: true}); reloading.then(onReloaded, onError);
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 | |
reload |
Yes |
17 |
45 |
? |
Yes |
14 |
? |
? |
54 |
? |
? |
? |
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs
API. This documentation is derived from tabs.json
in the Chromium code.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/reload