The browsingData.RemovalOptions type contains options to control certain aspects of browsing data removal.
It contains two properties, both optional:
sincedescribes how far back in time to remove dataoriginTypesdescribes whether to remove data only from normal web pages, or also from hosted web apps and extensions.
Type
Values of this type are objects. They contain the following properties:
sinceOptionalnumber. How far back in time to remove data, given in milliseconds since the UNIX epoch. Note that when removing the browser cache, the entire cache is always removed and this option is ignored. If thesinceproperty is omitted, it defaults to 0, which means "forever".originTypesOptional-
object. Used to control whether to remove data only from normal web pages, or also from hosted web apps and extensions. If this option is omitted, only data from normal web pages ("unprotectedWeb") is removed. Before removing data from web apps or extensions, be very careful to ensure that this is really what the user wants.This object may contain any of the following properties:
unprotectedWebOptionalboolean. If present andtrue, remove data from normal web pages.protectedWebOptionalboolean. If present andtrue, remove data from websites that have been installed as hosted apps.extensionOptionalboolean. If present andtrue, remove data from extensions.
Browser compatibility
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| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Firefox for Android | Opera | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | No | 53 | No | Yes |
originTypes.extension | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
originTypes.protectedWeb | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
This API is based on Chromium's chrome.browsingData API.
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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