i18n.getAcceptLanguages()

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Gets the accept-languages of the browser. This is different from the locale used by the browser. To get the locale, use {{WebExtAPIRef('i18n.getUILanguage')}} .

This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise.

See the Internationalization page for a guide on using this function.

Syntax

let gettingAcceptLanguages = browser.i18n.getAcceptLanguages()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that will be fulfilled with an array of ``{{WebExtAPIRef(‘i18n.LanguageCode’)}}  objects.

Browser compatibility

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Examples

function onGot(languages) {
  console.log(languages);
  //e.g. Array [ "en-US", "en" ]
}

let gettingAcceptLanguages = browser.i18n.getAcceptLanguages();
gettingAcceptLanguages.then(onGot);

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[!NOTE] This API is based on Chromium’s chrome.i18n API. This documentation is derived from i18n.json in the Chromium code.