chrome.storage.sync undefined?

Question

I\'m trying to use chrome storage in an extension, via a content_script, but I keep failing on

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property \'sync\' of undefine         


        

Answer 1

See https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/content_scripts.html:

However, content scripts have some limitations. They cannot:

Use chrome. APIs (except for parts of chrome.extension)*

(emphasis added)