CODEWITHSUNDEEP
google-chromegoogle-chrome-extension
user3806049
user3806049

Reputation: 290

Determining if an extension was installed through Chrome Web Store or not

I noticed that in chrome://extensions you can see a "Not from Chrome Web Store" message under extensions that were installed through, e.g. drag and drop into the extensions page. Screenshot of what I am talking about:

Extensions page

I was wondering if there is any way of getting that information from an extension API? I have played with the chrome.extensions.management API, but the only information that gives is the installType field, which is 'normal' for both Web Store and drag and drop installs. - https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/management#type-ExtensionInfo

Am I missing something, or will we just have to wait for an update to the management API?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 332

Answers (2)

gengkev
gengkev

Reputation: 1959

Could you simply check if the updateUrl property is equal to https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx? I believe extensions in the Chrome Web Store must have that update URL, but I'm not sure about the other way around.

Upvotes: 3

rpm
rpm

Reputation: 583

Either you install by drag-and-drop or you install form web store, both are called normal install type. Ultimately, you are trying to install the .CRX file, so it means it's a normal install type. Here is the help article. Search for "installType" and read description for "normal" in mentioned article.

Upvotes: 0

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