# Admin By Request

> Enabling downloaded files to trigger the Admin By Request flow for files requiring privileges.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/admin-by-request](https://chrome-stats.com/d/admin-by-request)

## Overview

- **ID:** `admin-by-request`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Admin By Request
- **Category:** privacy-security,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 35,253
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 2.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-08
- **First published:** 2025-03-27
- **Size:** 78 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/admin-by-request/)
- **Website:** [https://www.adminbyrequest.com](https://www.adminbyrequest.com/)

## Description

The Admin By Request Firefox Add-On will allow users to trigger the Admin By Request flow for files downloaded through the browser.

## Rankings

- #388 — Overall
- #11 — Alerts & Updates
- #98 — Privacy & Security
- #1 — request
- #84 — rest
- #87 — best

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `downloads`
- `notifications`
- `contextMenus`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `storage`
- `alarms`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows management of download operations but generally doesn't severely affect security unless misused.
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/admin-by-request)