Information about a browser window.
Information about a browser window.
Values of this type are objects. They contain the following properties:
alwaysOnTopboolean. Whether the window is set to be always on top.
focusedboolean. Whether the window is currently the focused window.
height Optional
integer. The height of the window, including the frame, in pixels.
id Optional
integer. The ID of the window. Window IDs are unique within a browser session.
incognitoboolean. Whether the window is incognito (private).
left Optional
integer. The offset of the window from the left edge of the screen in pixels.
sessionId Optional
string. The session ID used to uniquely identify a Window obtained from the sessions API.
state Optional
A windows.WindowState value representing the state of this browser window — maximized, minimized, etc.
tabs Optional
Array of tabs.Tab objects representing the current tabs in the window.
title Optional
The title of the browser window. Requires "tabs" permission or host permissions for the active tab's URL. Read only.
top Optional
integer. The offset of the window from the top edge of the screen in pixels.
type Optional
A windows.WindowType value representing the type of browser window this is — normal browser window, popup, etc.
width Optional
integer. The width of the window, including the frame, in pixels.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
Window |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
alwaysOnTop |
19 | 79 | 45 | ? | 15 | 14Always returnsfalse. |
? | ? | No | ? | 15Always returnsfalse. |
? |
focused |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
height |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
id |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
incognito |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
left |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
sessionId |
31 | 79 | No | ? | 18 | No | ? | ? | No | ? | No | ? |
state |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
tabs |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
title |
No | No | 56 | ? | No | No | ? | ? | No | ? | No | ? |
top |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
type |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
width |
Yes | 14 | 45 | ? | Yes | 14 | ? | ? | No | ? | 15 | ? |
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.windows API. This documentation is derived from windows.json in the Chromium code.
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