index.md

---

title: privacy
slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/privacy
page-type: webextension-api
tags:
  - API
  - Add-ons
  - Extensions
  - Privacy
  - Reference
  - WebExtensions
browser-compat: webextensions.api.privacy

---

{{AddonSidebar}}

Access and modify various privacy-related browser settings.

To use the privacy API, you must have the "privacy" API permission.

Properties

• {{WebExtAPIRef("privacy.network")}}

  • : Access and modify privacy settings relating to the network.

• {{WebExtAPIRef("privacy.services")}}

  • : Access and modify privacy settings relating to the services provided by the browser or third parties.

• {{WebExtAPIRef("privacy.websites")}}

  • : Access and modify privacy settings relating to the behavior of websites.

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

{{WebExtExamples("h2")}}

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.privacy API.