storage.sync

Represents the sync storage area. Items in sync storage are synced by the browser, and are available across all instances of that browser that the user is logged into (e.g. via Firefox sync, or a Google account), across different devices.

Methods

The sync object implements the methods defined on the storage.StorageArea type:

storage.StorageArea.get()
Retrieves one or more items from the storage area.
storage.StorageArea.getBytesInUse()
Gets the amount of storage space (in bytes) used one or more items being stored in the storage area.
storage.StorageArea.set()
Stores one or more items in the storage area. If the item already exists, its value will be updated.
storage.StorageArea.remove()
Removes one or more items from the storage area.
storage.StorageArea.clear()
Removes all items from the storage area.

Browser compatibility

EdgeFirefoxChromeOpera
Basic support?NoYes33
Firefox
Basic supportNo

Acknowledgements

This API is based on Chromium's chrome.storage API. This documentation is derived from storage.json in the Chromium code.

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