index.md

---

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

---

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Shows one or more tabs that were previously hidden by a call to {{WebExtAPIRef("tabs.hide")}}.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

let showing = browser.tabs.show(
  tabIds          // integer or integer array
)

Parameters

• tabIds

  • : integer or array of integer. The IDs of the tab or tabs to show.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with no arguments. If any error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.

Examples

Show a single tab:

function onShown() {
  console.log(`Shown`);
}

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

browser.tabs.show(2).then(onShown, onError);

Show multiple tabs:

function onShown() {
  console.log(`Shown`);
}

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

browser.tabs.show([15, 14, 1]).then(onShown, onError);

{{WebExtExamples}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}