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tabs.get()

Given a tab ID, get the tab's details as a tabs.Tab object.

Syntax

chrome.tabs.get(
  tabId,              // integer
  function(tab) {...} // function
)

This API is also available as browser.tabs.get() in a version that returns a promise.

Parameters

tabId
integer. ID of the tab to get.
callback
function. The function is passed the following arguments:
tab
tabs.Tab. Info about the tab.

Browser compatibility

Chrome Edge Firefox Firefox for Android Opera
Basic support Yes Yes 45.0 No 33

Examples

Get information about the active tab in the current window:

function onGot(tabInfo) {
  console.log(tabInfo);
}

function getInfoForTab(tabs) {
  if (tabs.length > 0) {
    chrome.tabs.get(tabs[0].id, onGot);
  }
}

chrome.tabs.query({currentWindow: true, active: true},
                 getInfoForTab);

Example add-ons

Acknowledgements

This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs API. This documentation is derived from tabs.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.

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