windows.Window

Information about a browser window.

Type

Values of this type are objects. They contain the following properties:

alwaysOnTop

boolean. Whether the window is set to be always on top.

focused

boolean. Whether the window is currently the focused window.

heightOptional

integer. The height of the window, including the frame, in pixels.

idOptional

integer. The ID of the window. Window IDs are unique within a browser session.

incognito

boolean. Whether the window is incognito (private).

leftOptional

integer. The offset of the window from the left edge of the screen in pixels.

sessionIdOptional

string. The session ID used to uniquely identify a Window obtained from the sessions API.

stateOptional

A windows.WindowState value representing the state of this browser window — maximized, minimized, etc.

tabsOptional

Array of tabs.Tab objects representing the current tabs in the window.

titleOptional

The title of the browser window. Requires "tabs" permission or host permissions for the active tab's URL. Read only.

topOptional

integer. The offset of the window from the top edge of the screen in pixels.

typeOptional

A windows.WindowType value representing the type of browser window this is — normal browser window, popup, etc.

widthOptional

integer. The width of the window, including the frame, in pixels.

Browser compatibility

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

Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.