For administrators who manage Chrome browser or ChromeOS devices for a business or school.
As an admin, you can use your Google Admin console to see additional details of apps and extensions that are installed on users’ enrolled Chrome browsers and ChromeOS devices.
Before you begin
- Turn on Cloud reporting. For details, see Enable Chrome browser reporting.
- It can take up to 24 hours for data to show up in reports.
View the app or extension details
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu
Devices
Chrome
- To show all apps and extensions, click All extensions. Otherwise, select an organizational unit.
- To view additional details of an app or extension installed on the Chrome browsers and ChromeOS devices that you manage, click its row.
View and set installation policies
Applies to Chrome extensions, Android apps, and progressive web apps
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu
- To show all apps and extensions, click All extensions. Otherwise, select an organizational unit.
- To view the installation policy for an app or extension, click its row.
- To set the installation policy for an app or extension that has not already been configured, click Set installation policy.
- To view and set additional configurations for an app or extension, under Installation policy click View and set additional configurations.
The Apps & Extensions page for that Chrome Extension, Android app, or progressive web app is displayed. For details, see View and configure apps and extensions.
Note: Available installation policies depend on whether you're updating an app or extension for users and browsers, kiosks, or managed guest sessions.
Details
Applies to Chrome extensions, Android apps, and progressive web apps
You can view all of the publicly available information available about the app or extension.
Note: Not all of the following fields are available for all apps and extensions.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The unique identifier for the extension. |
| Type |
Specifies whether the app or extension is a:
For Chrome extensions, they type is Chrome app, extension or theme. |
| Chrome Web Store listing | Link to the Chrome Web Store listing, if available. |
| Listed since | Date when the extension was first published. |
| Last updated | Date of the last update by the developer. |
| Developer | Display name, website, or contact information of the developer. |
| Privacy policy | Link to the developer’s privacy policy. |
| Reviews | The rating of extension and the number of reviews given by users. |
| Number of active users | Number of users. |
| Is a theme | Specifies whether the extension is a Chrome theme. |
| Developed by Google | Specifies whether the extension is developed by Google. |
| Hosted in the Chrome Web Store | Specifies whether the extension is hosted in the Chrome Web Store. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The unique identifier for the app. |
| Type | Specifies whether the app is a:
For Android apps, they type is Android app. |
| Play store listing | Link to the app’s Play store listing, if available. |
| Listed since | Date the app was first published. |
| Last updated | Date of the last update by the developer. |
| Developer | Display name, website or contact information of the developer. |
| Privacy policy | Link to the developer’s privacy policy. |
| Reviews | The rating of the app and the number of reviews given by users. |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| ID | The unique identifier for the app. |
| Type | Specifies whether the app is a:
For Progressive web apps, they type is Progressive web app. |
Risk assessment
Applies to Chrome extensions that are publicly available in the Chrome Web Store
You can view third-party data about the app or extension’s risk score. Google makes no guarantee about the data provided by third-party companies. Google does not host, control, or modify risk assessment data.
Providers try to assess most versions of an extension, but there might be instances where a risk assessment score is not available. This is not a bug.
| Third-party provider | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CRXcavator | 1–250 | 251–500 | 501+ |
| Spin.AI | 100–66 | 65–36 | 35–1 |
Review a risk score
You might review an extension's risk score, and decide to provide a risk reassessment. For example, you might rate an extension as more high risk than the current third-party provider's score indicates. To contribute your feedback, under Risk assessment, click the risk score hyperlink. This brings you to Spin.ai where you can suggest an improvement.
Requested permissions
Applies to Chrome extensions and Android apps only
You can view all the permissions that the app or extension has requested.
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The permission that the app or extension requests. |
| Access to user data | If the permission has the ability to access user data. |
Refer to the Android developers permission documentation for more information on any specific permissions. For details, see Manifest.permission.
Requested website access
Applies to Chrome extensions only.
You can view all the hosts permissions of the extension. These are represented using match patterns for either specific websites or a broad range of websites. For details, see Match patterns.
Installs
Applies to Chrome extensions, Android apps, and progressive web apps
You can view the installation details of the app or extension for enrolled Chrome browsers and ChromeOS devices that you manage. This information can be viewed in different ways depending on your preference. For details, see How to use Chrome browser Cloud Management's Takeout API Service Script.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Browsers | List of machine names and corresponding users that have the app or extension installed. |
| Users | List of each user that has the app or extension installed. |
| Versions | List of the app or extension versions and corresponding number of installs. |
Alerts
You might notice alerts when trying to view information for an app or extension. This can be common for apps and extensions that are not hosted on Google platforms as we might not have the information about them.
We are having trouble retrieving some information at the moment. Try again later.
The request for details timed out and returned no results. If you need this information, try again later.
Some information may be incomplete. Try again later.
The request for details returned some results that are displayed, but the results might be incomplete. If you need this information, try again later to ensure accuracy.
Some information may be incomplete as this app is not publicly available.
We are displaying all the information that we currently have on this app. However, as this app is not hosted on Google platforms, we have some limitations on what we can gather.
No information available.
This app or extension is not hosted on Google services and we do not collect this information.
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