index.md

---

title: tabs.remove()
slug: Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/tabs/remove
page-type: webextension-api-function
tags:
  - API
  - Add-ons
  - Extensions
  - Method
  - Non-standard
  - Reference
  - WebExtensions
  - remove
  - tabs
browser-compat: webextensions.api.tabs.remove

---

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Closes one or more tabs.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

let removing = browser.tabs.remove(
  tabIds          // integer or integer array
)

Parameters

• tabIds

  • : integer or array of integer The ids of the tab or tabs to close.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with no arguments when all the specified tabs have been removed or their beforeunload prompts have been handled. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.

Examples

Close a single tab:

function onRemoved() {
  console.log(`Removed`);
}

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

let removing = browser.tabs.remove(2);
removing.then(onRemoved, onError);

Close multiple tabs:

function onRemoved() {
  console.log(`Removed`);
}

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

let removing = browser.tabs.remove([15, 14, 1]);
removing.then(onRemoved, onError);

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Browser compatibility

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