StorageArea.clear()

Removes all items from the storage area.

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

Syntax

let clearing = browser.storage.<storageType>.clear()

<storageType> is one of the writable storage types — storage.local, storage.session, or storage.sync

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with no arguments if the operation succeeded. If the operation failed, the promise will be rejected with an error message.

Browser compatibility

BCD tables only load in the browser

Examples

function onCleared() {
  console.log("OK");
}

function onError(e) {
  console.log(e);
}

let clearStorage = browser.storage.local.clear();
clearStorage.then(onCleared, onError);

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