tabs.get()
Given a tab ID, get the tab's details as a tabs.Tab
object.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
let getting = browser.tabs.get(
tabId // integer
)
Parameters
tabId
-
integer
. ID of the tab to get.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with a tabs.Tab
object containing information about the tab. If the tab could not be found or some other error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Examples
Get information about a tab when it is activated:
async function logListener(info) {
try {
let tabInfo = await browser.tabs.get(info.tabId);
console.log(tabInfo);
} catch (error) {
console.error(error);
}
}
browser.tabs.onActivated.addListener(logListener);
Example extensions
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs
API. This documentation is derived from tabs.json
in the Chromium code.