Is there a limit on number of requests to Chrome history API from an extension?

Question

When I was browsing through Chrome extension gallery I saw one author mentioned something about some possible limits on how many times you can search Chrome history through API. Is it true? I can't find any info on this.

Answer 1

This is not true at all, it is possible that he didn't declare the appropriate permissions to History in the .json file, and instead used a background page...

In the manifest.json file you are supposed to give the extension permissions... One of these permissions is to access the history file...

The permissions part of the json file that will allow access to the history file looks like this:

"permissions": [ "history" ]

And once you have access to the History file, You'll be able to use the search API as follows in your background page:

chrome.history.search(object query, function callback)

As long as your background page is running - which is whenever the browser is open - You'll be able to make as many searches as you please...