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WebExtensions

a standardized API for browser extensions
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WebExtensions

Summary

WebExtensions is a client-side web API[1]. WebExtensions draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (client_side_web_api category, ranking #14 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • WebExtensions's instance of is recorded as client-side web API[3].
  • WebExtensions's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[4].
  • WebExtensions is a type of browser extension[5].
  • WebExtensions's official website is recorded as https://browserext.github.io/browserext[6].
  • WebExtensions's has characteristic is recorded as Mozilla extension ID[7].
  • WebExtensions's different from is recorded as WebExtension API[8].

Why It Matters

WebExtensions draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (client_side_web_api category, ranking #14 of 12).[2] WebExtensions is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). WebExtensions. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/webextensions
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_webextensions_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{WebExtensions}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/webextensions}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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  1. 24d ago · Bb010g · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → WebExtension API
    Subclass of → browser extension
    Wikidata description → a standardized API for browser extensions
    Programmed in → Q2005
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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