author

"author": "Walt Whitman"

The extension's author, intended for display in the browser's user interface. The type and meaning of this key vary depending on the browser and manifest_version. The string held by value is a localizable property.

Chrome expects this key to represent the email address of the extension's author. In Manifest V2, the value must be a string. From Manifest V3, Chrome prefers the value to be an object with an email property and a string value. When publishing to the Chrome Web Store, either data structure is accepted, but the string value must match the email address of the account used to publish the extension.

Firefox expects this key to represent the name of the person or entity that developed the extension. Firefox expects a string; if it is declared as an object, Firefox ignores it. If the developer key is also specified as an object with a name property, the value of name overrides the author key.

When targeting Chrome and Firefox, use the author key to identify the author in Chrome and the developer key to identify the author in Firefox.