chrome.topSites returning undefined in Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

Question

I am trying to get the most visited sites in my chrome extension. I have been through Chrome Extension Developer Documentation.

When I trying to get the property topSites from the chrome object, it returning undefined. But as per documentation it available since Chrome 36.

Even I added permission to access topSites in manifest.json.

//Load top sites
function getTopSites() {
  chrome.topSites.get((top) => {
    console.log(top);
  });
}

getTopSites()

When I do print chrome object I find nothing property topSites. But documentation mention topSites available.

//Load top sites
function getTopSites() {
  console.log(chrome);
};

getTopSites()

Output in Microsoft Edge

"permissions": [
        "activeTab",
        "storage",
        "topSites"
    ]

I am trying to console the output in the browser's console.

Could anyone tell me what's the problem?

The code is correct and it works in the latest Edge. Make sure you've reloaded the extension on chrome://extensions page after editing manifest.json. — wOxxOm, Sep 25 '20 at 05:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 25 '20 at 07:20

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I try to make a test with chrome.topSites in MS Edge Chromium browser Version 85.0.564.51

I found that it is working fine.

I suggest you try to display it in html file instead of console.

I made a test extension with the below files and code.

popup.html

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
  <body>
    <h2>site list</h2>
    <div id='urls'></div>
    <script src='popup.js'></script>
  </body>
</html>

popup.js

function top_site(urls)
{   
    var url= document.getElementById('urls');
    for (var i = 0; i < urls.length; i++) 
    {
        url.innerHTML += urls[i].url + "<br>";      
    }
}

chrome.topSites.get(top_site);

manifest.json

{
  "name": "sitelist",
  "version": "101",
  "description": "display site list",
  "permissions": ["topSites"],
  "browser_action": {
    "default_icon": "icon.png",
    "default_popup": "popup.html"
  },
  "manifest_version": 2
}

Output in Edge browser:

Reference for the extension:

Top sites sample Extensions

answered Sep 25 '20 at 07:20

Deepak-MSFT

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Yeah. The problem is when we try to console this. – Prathamesh More Sep 25 '20 at 12:08
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@PrathameshMore it means your question doesn't present an [MCVE](/help/mcve). Every detail is important in development of extensions as they have so many moving parts. – wOxxOm Sep 25 '20 at 12:10
I already described all the important things in question. @wOxxOm – Prathamesh More Sep 28 '20 at 11:32
No, the purpose of [MCVE](/help/mcve) is to help us reproduce the problem. Your question omitted the most important step. – wOxxOm Sep 28 '20 at 11:33
As per the question. If I trying to console object chrome.topSites. It should be returned. But not in that case. It's returning undefined. @wOxxOm – Prathamesh More Sep 28 '20 at 11:35
There are [multiple different consoles](https://stackoverflow.com/a/38920982) for each context of an extension. You didn't describe where you are using that code so your question does not contain an [MCVE](/help/mcve). For example, in a content script chrome.topSites is undefined which is the correct behavior. In case it's undefined in an extension page, the cause is different: most likely you didn't reload the extension as I suggested right away. Or maybe you open devtools on edge://extensions page instead of opening devtools for the options page. – wOxxOm Sep 28 '20 at 11:38
@wOxxOm I updated the question and I added that I was consoling to the browser's console. Thanks. – Prathamesh More Dec 05 '20 at 04:16

chrome.topSites returning undefined in Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

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