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Add-on ID

WebExtensions have an ID, which is used in the browser to distinguish between this add-on and other add-ons installed in the browser, and to enable addons.mozilla.org to understand when a submission is an update to an existing add-on, rather than a new add-on.

Depending on the workflow you use and on whether you host your add-on on addons.mozilla.org, you may not have to do anything with the add-on ID at all. This guide helps you decide whether or not you need to do anything with the add-on ID, and if you do, what.

The simple case: avoiding the Add-on ID

You can develop add-ons without ever dealing with the Add-on ID if:

In this workflow, the add-on ID's manifest.json file omits the applications key. To test the add-on, you install it in Firefox using the "Load Temporary Add-on" button in about:debugging. The add-on will be assigned a temporary ID when you do this. If you load the add-on again, it will be given a different ID.

When you are ready to distribute the add-on, upload it to AMO manually. At this point, AMO will assign a permanent ID for the add-on.

When you want to update the add-on, visit the add-on's page on AMO, and

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