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Navigate to the previous page in tab's history, if available.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

js-nolint
let withGoingBack = browser.tabs.goBack(
  tabId,                  // optional integer
  callback                  // optional function
)

Parameters

  • tabId {{optional_inline}}
    • : integer. The ID of the tab to navigate. Defaults to the active tab of the current window.
  • callback {{optional_inline}}
    • : function. When the page navigation finishes, this function is called without parameters.

Return value

A Promise that is fulfilled when the page navigation finishes.

Examples

Go back to the previous page in the current tab:

js
function onGoBack() {
  console.log("Gone back");
}

function onError(error) {
  console.log(`Error: ${error}`);
}

let goingBack = browser.tabs.goBack();
goingBack.then(onGoBack, onError);

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Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

[!NOTE] This API is based on Chromium's chrome.tabs API. This documentation is derived from tabs.json in the Chromium code.

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