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Retrieves an array of {{WebExtAPIRef("management.ExtensionInfo", "ExtensionInfo")}} objects, one for each installed add-on.

Note that Google Chrome retrieves apps as well as add-ons. In Chrome you can distinguish apps from add-ons using the type property of {{WebExtAPIRef("management.ExtensionInfo", "ExtensionInfo")}}.

This API requires the "management" API permission.

Syntax

chrome.management.getAll(
  function(info) {...} // function
)

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

Parameters

callback{{optional_inline}}
function. The function is passed the following arguments:
result
An array of {{WebExtAPIRef("management.ExtensionInfo", "ExtensionInfo")}} objects, one for each installed add-on.

Browser compatibility

{{WebExtBrowserCompat}}

Examples

Log the name of all installed add-ons:

function gotAll(infoArray) {
  for (info of infoArray) {
    if (info.type == "extension") {
      console.log(info.name);
    }
  }
}

chrome.management.getAll(gotAll);

{{WebExtExamples}}

Acknowledgements

This API is based on Chromium's chrome.management API. This documentation is derived from management.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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<div>{{AddonSidebar()}}</div>

<p>Retrieves an array of {{WebExtAPIRef("management.ExtensionInfo", "ExtensionInfo")}} objects, one for each installed add-on.</p>

<p>Note that Google Chrome retrieves apps as well as add-ons. In Chrome you can distinguish apps from add-ons using the <code>type</code> property of {{WebExtAPIRef("management.ExtensionInfo", "ExtensionInfo")}}.</p>

<p>This API requires the "management" <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/permissions">API permission</a>.</p>

<h2 id="Syntax">Syntax</h2>

<pre class="syntaxbox brush:js">
chrome.management.getAll(
  function(info) {...} // function
)
</pre>

<p>This API is also available as <code>browser.management.getAll()</code> in a <a href="/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Using_the_JavaScript_APIs#Callbacks_and_promises">version that returns a promise</a>.</p>

<h3 id="Parameters">Parameters</h3>

<dl>
 <dt><code>callback{{optional_inline}}</code></dt>
 <dd><code>function</code>. The function is passed the following arguments:</dd>
 <dd>
 <dl class="reference-values">
  <dt><code>result</code></dt>
  <dd>An array of {{WebExtAPIRef("management.ExtensionInfo", "ExtensionInfo")}} objects, one for each installed add-on.</dd>
 </dl>
 </dd>
</dl>

<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

<p class="hidden">The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out <a href="https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data">https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data</a> and send us a pull request.</p>

<p>{{WebExtBrowserCompat}}</p>

<h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2>

<p>Log the name of all installed add-ons:</p>

<pre class="brush: js">
function gotAll(infoArray) {
&nbsp; for (info of infoArray) {
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if (info.type == "extension") {
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; console.log(info.name);
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }
&nbsp; }
}

chrome.management.getAll(gotAll);</pre>

<p>{{WebExtExamples}}</p>

<div class="note"><strong>Acknowledgements</strong>

<p>This API is based on Chromium's <a href="https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/management#method-getAll"><code>chrome.management</code></a> API. This documentation is derived from <a href="https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/extensions/common/api/management.json"><code>management.json</code></a> in the Chromium code.</p>

<p>Microsoft Edge compatibility data is supplied by Microsoft Corporation and is included here under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.</p>
</div>

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