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paramName
( optional enumerated Type array of paramType )
Undocumented.
Description of this parameter from the json schema.
This parameter was added in version . You must omit this parameter in earlier versions, and you may omit it in any version. If you require this parameter, the manifest key minimum_chrome_version can ensure that your extension won't be run in an earlier browser version.
Parameters

Google Chrome Extensions (Labs)

chrome.* APIs

chrome.* APIs
true

Google Chrome provides APIs such as chrome.bookmarks and chrome.tab so that extensions can interact with the browser.

Supported APIs

Here are the supported chrome.* APIs:

Experimental APIs

Google Chrome also has some experimental APIs, which give you access to functionality such as process information and history.

API conventions

Unless the doc says otherwise, methods in the chrome.* APIs are asynchronous: they return immediately, without waiting for the operation to finish. If you need to know the outcome of an operation, then you pass a callback function into the method. For more information, see the video Extension API Design.