# Background Page Requester

> This extension will automatically request a given page in a given time period and close it afterwards

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/background-page-requester](https://chrome-stats.com/d/background-page-requester)

## Overview

- **ID:** `background-page-requester`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** don41382
- **Category:** other,tabs
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-26
- **First published:** 2020-01-07
- **Size:** 422 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/background-page-requester/)

## Description

Background Page Requester is a Firefox add-on that helps you automatically request web pages in a given interval. Set the URL to request and the request period, and the add-on will handle the rest. The requested web page tab will close after 5 seconds.

## Rankings

- #130,734 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `alarms`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/background-page-requester)