runtime.getManifest()

Get the object representation of manifest.json file. This representation is produced from browser-internal data structures and may differ from what would be produced by running JSON.parse() on the actual file within extension.

Syntax

js
browser.runtime.getManifest()

Parameters

None.

Return value

An object representing the manifest.

Examples

Get the manifest and log the "name" property:

js
let manifest = browser.runtime.getManifest();
console.log(manifest.name);

Example extensions

Browser compatibility

See also

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