alarms
Schedule code to run at a specific time in the future. This is likeWindow.setTimeout() andWindow.setInterval(), except that those functions don't work with background pages that are loaded on demand.
Alarms do not persist across browser sessions. They are created globally across all contexts of a single extension. E.g. alarm created in background script will fireonAlarm event in background script, options page, popup page and extension tabs (and vice versa). Alarms API is not available inContent scripts.
To use this API you need to have the "alarms"permission.
Types
alarms.AlarmInformation about a particular alarm.
Methods
alarms.clear()Clear a specific alarm, given its name.
alarms.clearAll()Clear all scheduled alarms.
alarms.create()Create a new alarm.
alarms.get()Retrieves a specific alarm, given its name.
alarms.getAll()Retrieve all scheduled alarms.
Events
alarms.onAlarmFired when an alarm goes off.
Example extensions
Browser compatibility
Note:This API is based on Chromium'schrome.alarms API.