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How to set up requestly on Firefox using WebExtensionAPI

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June 30, 2023
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Updated onJuly 18, 2024
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June 30, 2023
0MIN READ
Updated onJuly 18, 2024
Webextensions API Firefox

Introduction

The Requestly development team utilizes WebExtension APIs to construct a cross-platform browser extension. This guide is specifically designed to assist the Requestly development team in running the source code of Requestly on Firefox using Webextensions API Firefox, ensuring a seamless development experience.

Steps

Install web-ext npm module
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					 npm install -g web-ext

Navigate to browser-extension source code and switch the mode to firefox

				
					 cd browser-extension  
				
			
				
					grunt select-firefox

Open a new terminal to run firefox with extension installed

				
					cd dist
web-ext run
Use web-ext –help // to get the list of available commands

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Sagar is the co-founder and CTO of Requestly. When he's not busy architecting the next big thing in software development, you'll likely find him behind the wheel, cruising the streets and enjoying the thrill of the drive. For Sagar, it's all about the code by day and the open road by night.
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