How can I use Edge extension sidePanel API

Question

I'm using sidePanel API to create an extension of edge.

the manifest.json:

{ 
	"manifest_version": 3,
	"side_panel": {
		"default_path": "sidebar.html"
	},
	"permissions": ["sidePanel","tabs","activeTab","cookies"],
	"action": {
		"default_title": "click to open sidebar"
	},
}

the extension installed successfully.

but when I click the extension icon in the toolbar. The side panel is not sliding out. and nothing happened.

I tried to call sidePanel API in the background console:

the promise error raised: API Unavailable

My edge version: 115.0.1901.183

And also tried with chrome latest version.

how can I use the sidePanel API

Answer 1

Hi @mars,

As mentioned in the first sentence of the documentation I gave above:

This is a forthcoming feature; sidebar extensions are not yet in a stable release of Microsoft Edge.

Therefor relevant APIs is not available in Edge at the moment. You can expect updates in subsequent versions. I also did some tests and I found that it is not yet available in canary version, I think it will still take some time. Thank you for your understanding.

Best regards,

Xudong Peng

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