browserAction.disable()

Disables the browser action for a tab, meaning that it cannot be clicked when that tab is active.

Syntax

browser.browserAction.disable(
  tabId // optional integer
)

Parameters

tabId Optional: integer. The id of the tab for which you want to disable the browser action.

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

Examples

Disable the browser action when clicked, and re-enable it every time a new tab is opened:

browser.tabs.onCreated.addListener(() => {
  browser.browserAction.enable();
});

browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(() => {
  browser.browserAction.disable();
});

Disable the browser action only for the active tab:

browser.browserAction.onClicked.addListener((tab) => {
  browser.browserAction.disable(tab.id);
});

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browserAction API. This documentation is derived from browser_action.json in the Chromium code.