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dns

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Enables an extension to resolve domain names.

To use this API, an extension must request the "dns" permission in its manifest.json file.

[!NOTE] DNS will fail with NS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROXY_HOST if proxying DNS over socks is enabled.

Functions

  • {{WebExtAPIRef("dns.resolve()")}}
    • : Resolves the given hostname to a DNS record.

{{WebExtExamples("h2")}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}