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All 36 rejection codes
Codes with a fix guide are listed first in each color.
Blue Manifest V3, prohibited products and override rules
- Blue Argon Additional requirements for Manifest V3 Your Manifest V3 item loads or runs code that is not inside the package. Fix guide →
- Blue Zinc Prohibited products It gives access to paywalled, login-restricted or copyrighted content (including YouTube downloads). Fix guide →
- Blue Copper Prohibited products Same policy as Blue Zinc: access to paywalled, login-restricted or copyrighted content. Google's notes ↗
- Blue Lithium Prohibited products Same policy as Blue Zinc: access to paywalled, login-restricted or copyrighted content. Google's notes ↗
- Blue Magnesium Prohibited products Same policy as Blue Zinc: access to paywalled, login-restricted or copyrighted content. Google's notes ↗
- Blue Nickel Circumvents the overrides API It changes settings like the search engine or new tab without using the settings overrides API. Google's notes ↗
- Blue Potassium Circumvents the overrides API It changes overridable settings in an unapproved way. Google's notes ↗
- Blue Titanium Enforcement circumvention The submission looks like an attempt to get around a previous enforcement action. Google's notes ↗
Yellow Quality, metadata and spam
- Yellow Magnesium Functionality not working The reviewer could not get it to work: missing files, broken build, server down or locked behind a login. Fix guide →
- Yellow Zinc Missing or insufficient metadata The listing is missing an icon, title, screenshot or a description that explains what it does. Fix guide →
- Yellow Argon Keyword stuffing The listing repeats keywords, brand names or lists of sites to game search. Google's notes ↗
- Yellow Lithium Redirection The item mainly launches or redirects to a website or app instead of doing something itself. Google's notes ↗
- Yellow Nickel Spam Treated as spam: duplicate items, template copies or notification abuse. Google's notes ↗
- Yellow Potassium Minimum functionality It does too little to justify being an extension, e.g. a single link or an empty wrapper. Google's notes ↗
Purple Permissions and user data
- Purple Potassium Excessive permissions You request permissions the extension does not use or does not need. Fix guide →
- Purple Lithium User data policy - disclosure policy You handle user data but the privacy policy is missing, broken or incomplete. Fix guide →
- Purple Nickel User data policy - prominent disclosure You collect data users would not expect without a clear in-product disclosure and consent. Google's notes ↗
- Purple Copper User data policy - secure transmission User data is sent over an insecure connection (for example plain HTTP). Google's notes ↗
- Purple Magnesium User data policy - other requirements Data handling breaks another part of the user data policy (limited use, sale of data, etc.). Google's notes ↗
Red Deception, single purpose and obfuscation
- Red Nickel Deceptive behavior The listing does not match what the extension does, hides behavior, or impersonates someone. Fix guide →
- Red Titanium Obfuscation Code in the package is obfuscated (encoded or deliberately unreadable). Minification is fine. Fix guide →
- Red Potassium Deceptive behavior Deceptive behavior: misleading functionality, metadata or claims. Google's notes ↗
- Red Silicon Deceptive behavior Deceptive behavior: misleading functionality, metadata or claims. Google's notes ↗
- Red Magnesium Single purpose The extension bundles unrelated features instead of one narrow purpose. Google's notes ↗
- Red Copper Single purpose Single purpose: the item does more than one unrelated thing. Google's notes ↗
- Red Lithium Single purpose Single purpose: the item does more than one unrelated thing. Google's notes ↗
- Red Argon Single purpose Single purpose: the item does more than one unrelated thing. Google's notes ↗
- Red Zinc Deceptive installation Users are pushed into installing it through misleading ads, pages or bundling. Google's notes ↗
Grey Restricted content
- Grey Zinc Illegal activities It promotes or facilitates illegal activity. Google's notes ↗
- Grey Copper Online gambling It offers or promotes online gambling. Google's notes ↗
- Grey Lithium Pornographic content It contains or links to sexually explicit content. Google's notes ↗
- Grey Magnesium Hate content It contains or promotes hate speech. Google's notes ↗
- Grey Nickel Not family safe Its content is not suitable for a general audience. Google's notes ↗
- Grey Potassium Violent content It contains or promotes violent content. Google's notes ↗
- Grey Silicon Cryptocurrency mining It mines cryptocurrency. Google's notes ↗
- Grey Titanium Affiliate ads Affiliate links or ads are added without clear disclosure and user action. Google's notes ↗
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