How to fetch URL of current Tab in my chrome extension using javascript

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Note you must have the tabs permission set in your manifest file

"permissions": [
    "tabs"
],

http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/tabs.html

or the activeTab permission if initiated by a click on the extension button[Xan]

https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/activeTab

Code:

chrome.tabs.query({currentWindow: true, active: true}, function(tabs){
    console.log(tabs[0].url);
});

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