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
runtime.getVersion()method which returns value ofversionmanifest key
Note:
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.runtime API. This documentation is derived from runtime.json in the Chromium code.