Overview
What Search MDN does
Opens Mozilla’s MDN documentation search for a selected web API, CSS property, HTML element, or JavaScript term.
| Category | Search & Research |
|---|---|
| Action type | Web action |
| Result | Open another app or website |
| Internet | Required |
Example
Action and outcome
| Action | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Search MDNSelected text: ResizeObserver | MDN Web Docs opens with matching documentation. |
Workflow
Use Search MDN
Follow these steps to search MDN Web Docs for the selected text with ActionClip.
- Select the text you want to use.
- Choose Search MDN from ActionClip.
- The destination opens with your selection ready to use.
Before you add it
Requirements and privacy
- Before you start: Online Actions must be enabled.
- Your selected text: The selected text is sent to developer.mozilla.org as part of the URL when you run the action.
Inspect before installing
Action configuration
The definition below is included so you can inspect how the action works before downloading it.
Web action definition
https://developer.mozilla.org/search?q={{url_encoded__selected_text}}