Sending Messages to Extensions

Expose a Chrome-specific API to allow websites to send messages to extensions. Only exposed to websites whitelisted by an installed extension.

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 29
• Opera release 16
• Opera for Android release 16

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: No public signals
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: No signals

Owner

• kalman@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14