Chrome extension to reload page on load error

Question

Because it isn\'t possible to use Greasemonkey for this, I want to write a Chrome extension that will reload a page if it initially failed to load.

I know how to write a

Answer 1

Use chrome.webNavigation.onErrorOccurred or chrome.webRequest.onErrorOccurred to detect navigation errors. These APIs cannot be used in a content script, so you have to add a background page or event page to your extension.

I recommend to use the webNavigation API because these can also be used with event pages (unlike the webRequest API). Here is an example, use chrome.tabs.reload instead of chrome.tabs.update to get what you want.