tabs.query()

queryObj

object. The query() function will only get tabs whose properties match the properties included here.

See the tabs.Tab documentation to learn more about these properties.

active Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are active in their windows.

audible Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are audible.

autoDiscardable Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs can be discarded automatically by the browser when resources are low.

cookieStoreId Optional

string or array of string. Use this to return tabs whose tab.cookieStoreId matches any of the cookieStoreId strings. This option is only available if the add-on has the "cookies" permission.

currentWindow Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are in the current window.

discarded Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are discarded. A discarded tab is one whose content has been unloaded from memory, but is still visible in the tab strip. Its content gets reloaded the next time it's activated.

hidden Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are hidden.

highlighted Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are highlighted.

index Optional

integer. The position of the tabs within their windows.

muted Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are muted.

lastFocusedWindow Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are in the last focused window.

pinned Optional

boolean. Whether the tabs are pinned.

status Optional

tabs.TabStatus. Whether the tabs have completed loading.

title Optional

string. Match page titles against a pattern. Requires the "tabs" permission or host permissions for the tab to match.

url Optional

string or array of string. Match tabs against one or more match patterns. Note that fragment identifiers are not matched. Requires the "tabs" permission or host permissions for the tab to match.

windowId Optional

integer. The id of the parent window, or windows.WINDOW_ID_CURRENT for the current window.

windowType Optional

tabs.WindowType. The type of window the tabs are in.

A Promise that will be fulfilled with an array of tabs.Tab objects, containing information about each matching tab.

If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.

Get all tabs:

function logTabs(tabs) {
  for (const tab of tabs) {
    // tab.url requires the `tabs` permission or a matching host permission.
    console.log(tab.url);
  }
}

function onError(error) {
  console.error(`Error: ${error}`);
}

browser.tabs.query({}).then(logTabs, onError);

Get all tabs in the current window:

function logTabs(tabs) {
  for (const tab of tabs) {
    // tab.url requires the `tabs` permission or a matching host permission.
    console.log(tab.url);
  }
}

function onError(error) {
  console.error(`Error: ${error}`);
}

browser.tabs.query({ currentWindow: true }).then(logTabs, onError);

Get the active tab in the current window:

function logTabs(tabs) {
  // tabs[0].url requires the `tabs` permission or a matching host permission.
  console.log(tabs[0].url);
}

function onError(error) {
  console.error(`Error: ${error}`);
}

browser.tabs
  .query({ currentWindow: true, active: true })
  .then(logTabs, onError);

Get tabs for all HTTP and HTTPS URLs under "mozilla.org" or any of its subdomains:

function logTabs(tabs) {
  for (const tab of tabs) {
    // tab.url requires the `tabs` permission or a matching host permission.
    console.log(tab.url);
  }
}

function onError(error) {
  console.error(`Error: ${error}`);
}

browser.tabs.query({ url: "*://*.mozilla.org/*" }).then(logTabs, onError);

• annotate-page
• apply-css
• beastify
• bookmark-it
• chill-out
• contextual-identities
• cookie-bg-picker
• find-across-tabs
• history-deleter
• imagify
• list-cookies
• session-state
• tabs-tabs-tabs