doesTabExist

Checks whether the tab exists.

import doesTabExist from 'webext-tools/does-tab-exist.js';

const tabId = 42;
const tabExists = await doesTabExist(tabId);
if (tabExists) {
	chrome.tabs.remove(tabExists);
}

Compatibility

• Any browser

Permissions

• No permission necessary

Context

• Any contexts with chrome.tabs (i.e. not the content script)

API

doesTabExist(tabId)

Return a promise that resolves to true if the tab exists or false otherwise.

tabId

The tab ID.

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