The bookmarks.getRecent() method retrieves a specified number of the most recently added bookmarks as an array of BookmarkTreeNode objects.
Syntax
chrome.bookmarks.getRecent(
numberOfItems, // integer
function( // function
results // array of BookmarkTreeNode objects
) {...}
)
This API is also available as browser.bookmarks.getRecent() in a version that returns a promise.
Parameters
numberOfItems- A number representing the maximum number of items to return. The returned list will contain up to this many of the most recently added items.
callback- A function to be called when the list has been retrieved; it is passed the following parameters:
-
results- An array of
bookmarks.BookmarkTreeNodeobjects, each describing one bookmark node.
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox for Android | Opera | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | No | 47.0 | No | 33 |
Examples
This example logs the URL for the most recently added bookmark:
function gotMostRecent(bookmarkItems) {
if (bookmarkItems.length) {
console.log(bookmarkItems[0].url);
}
}
chrome.bookmarks.getRecent(1, gotMostRecent);
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.bookmarks API. This documentation is derived from bookmarks.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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