Formato de archivo de manifiesto

Cada extensión tiene un archivo de manifiesto con formato JSON, llamado manifest.json, que proporciona información importante.

Resumen de campos

El siguiente código muestra los campos de manifiesto admitidos para Extensiones, con vínculos a la página que analiza cada campo.

{
  // Required
  "manifest_version": 2,
  "name": "My Extension",
  "version": "versionString",

  // Recommended
  "default_locale": "en",
  "description": "A plain text description",
  "icons": {...},

  // Pick one (or none)
  "browser_action": {...},
  "page_action": {...},

  // Optional
  "action": ...,
  "author": ...,
  "automation": ...,
  "background": {
    // Recommended
    "persistent": false,
    // Optional
    "service_worker": ...
  },
  "chrome_settings_overrides": {...},
  "chrome_url_overrides": {...},
  "commands": {...},
  "content_capabilities": ...,
  "content_scripts": [{...}],
  "content_security_policy": "policyString",
  "converted_from_user_script": ...,
  "cross_origin_embedder_policy": {"value": "require-corp"},
  "cross_origin_opener_policy": {"value": "same-origin"},
  "current_locale": ...,
  "declarative_net_request": ...,
  "devtools_page": "devtools.html",
  "differential_fingerprint": ...,
  "event_rules": [{...}],
  "externally_connectable": {
    "matches": ["*://*.example.com/*"]
  },
  "file_browser_handlers": [...],
  "file_system_provider_capabilities": {
    "configurable": true,
    "multiple_mounts": true,
    "source": "network"
  },
  "homepage_url": "http://path/to/homepage",
  "host_permissions": ...,
  "import": [{"id": "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"}],
  "incognito": "spanning, split, or not_allowed",
  "input_components": ...,
  "key": "publicKey",
  "minimum_chrome_version": "versionString",
  "nacl_modules": [...],
  "natively_connectable": ...,
  "oauth2": ...,
  "offline_enabled": true,
  "omnibox": {
    "keyword": "aString"
  },
  "optional_permissions": ["tabs"],
  "options_page": "options.html",
  "options_ui": {
    "chrome_style": true,
    "page": "options.html"
  },
  "permissions": ["tabs"],
  "platforms": ...,
  "replacement_web_app": ...,
  "requirements": {...},
  "sandbox": [...],
  "short_name": "Short Name",
  "storage": {
    "managed_schema": "schema.json"
  },
  "system_indicator": ...,
  "tts_engine": {...},
  "update_url": "http://path/to/updateInfo.xml",
  "version_name": ...,
  "web_accessible_resources": [...]
}