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Asked: 2026-05-24T08:58:48+00:00

I have a chrome extension. The extension page has iframe that loads server, that

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I have a chrome extension. The extension page has iframe that loads server, that redirects to page A and extension inject javascript to page A. Why can’t i use window.parent in javascript injected to page A? It appears to be undefined. Javascript is a content_script and i have page A included in permissions. thanks for help!

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  1. Editorial Team

    I’m a bit confused by the wording of your question, so I’ll try to answer a few general cases.
    I think B is probably most relevant here.

    A.
    If you are opening page A in a browser tab, window.parent will not refer to the extension page (if that’s what you are trying to access)

    B.
    If you are trying to access a function on the extension page from the iFrame (if the iFrame is what is getting redirected to page A), for instance: window.parent.someFunction(){}, you can only use window.parent if that code is in the iFrame (I think page A in this case), because Chrome sandboxes injected code, meaning that you cannot access the variables and functions present in the page code with the injected code, but you can still manipulate the DOM of the page. This may be why window.parent appears undefined to your injected code.

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