Debugger Example does not work

Author: dancingbannanaCreated Jul 22, 2024Updated Sep 16, 2026

Describe the bug The debugger example gives: Unchecked runtime.lastError: Cannot access a chrome-extension:// URL of different extension.

Im pretty sure await chrome.debugger.sendCommand({ tabId }, 'Fetch.enable', { patterns: [/*...*/]}) Is exactly what causes this. tabId comes from chrome.devtools.inspectedWindow.tabId

  To Reproduce Clone the repo. Install the debugger example Go to a website. Click the extension Make a network request. Notice this prints "Unchecked runtime.lastError: Cannot access a chrome-extension:// URL of different extension"

Expected behavior This should work

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Anything additional here. This does not happen with Microsoft Edge.

Source: GoogleChrome/chrome-extensions-samples