Submitting a New Addon: GUID Required

Add-ons Development
#1

I am about to submit a new addon, in the WebExtension format. It’s my first attempt, so I am a little lost in the process.

I have tried the following step:

web-ext sign --api-key user:… --api-secret …

but get the following message:

Server response: GUID is required for Firefox 47 and below. ( status: 400 )
FAIL

Can anybody help me with this last step?

Thanks

#2

It means the ID isn’t present in the applications section of the manifest. This is required if you want to have compatibility with 47.

Ping @andym: perhaps that error message should be clearer.

#3

Thanks for your reply.

I think it’s the term “GUID” that’s confusing me. Is it something I make up, like a URI?

Thanks

#4

You make it up. There are two supported standards:

  • E-mail format: my-extension@mydomain.com
  • GUID format {xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}, where the x is an hexadecimal digit. You can read more about this format here.
#5

Thanks for that. I’m using the email format, which I notice is the preferred format anyway.