browsingData.removePluginData()

Clears data stored by browser plugins.

You can use the removalOptions parameter, which is a browsingData.RemovalOptions object, to:

  • clear plugin data stored after a given time.
  • control whether to clear data stored by plugins running in web pages or web pages and extensions.

Syntax

js
let removing = browser.browsingData.removePluginData(
  removalOptions            // RemovalOptions object
)

Parameters

removalOptions

object. A browsingData.RemovalOptions object, which can be used to clear plugin data stored after a given time, and control whether to clear data stored by plugins running in web pages or web pages and extensions.

Return value

A Promise that is fulfilled with no arguments when the removal has finished. If any error occurs, the promise is rejected with an error message.

Examples

Remove data stored by plugins in the last week:

js
function onRemoved() {
  console.log("removed");
}

function onError(error) {
  console.error(error);
}

function weekInMilliseconds() {
  return 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7;
}

let oneWeekAgo = new Date().getTime() - weekInMilliseconds();

browser.browsingData
  .removePluginData({ since: oneWeekAgo })
  .then(onRemoved, onError);

Remove all data stored by plugins:

js
function onRemoved() {
  console.log("removed");
}

function onError(error) {
  console.error(error);
}

browser.browsingData.removePluginData({}).then(onRemoved, onError);

Browser compatibility

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData API.